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Special Weather Statement, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 20, 2026, 3:49 PM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2026, 3:49 PM EDT (19:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 50
County Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 218 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1463 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1215 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 20, 2:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 2:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
322 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0315 PM Marine Tstm Wind 2 NNW Cocoa 28.41N 80.76W
08/20/2026 M44 MPH Brevard FL Other Federal
USSF wind sensor on tower 1000 measured a
peak wind gust of 44MPH/38KT from the west
at 3:15 PM. Sensor elevation is 54 feet.
&&
MWLocal storm report, Aug 20, 3:24 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
324 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0255 PM Marine Tstm Wind 2 WSW Port Canaveral 28.40N 80.65W
08/20/2026 M40 MPH AMZ552 FL Other Federal
USSF wind sensor on tower 300 measured a
peak wind gust of 40MPH/35KT from the
northwest at 2:55 PM. Sensor elevation is 54
feet.
&&
MWSpecial weather statement, Aug 20, 3:42 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
342 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
FLZ041-045-046-141-247-347-202015-
Coastal Volusia FL-Orange FL-Seminole FL-Inland Volusia FL-
Mainland Northern Brevard FL-Inland Northern Brevard FL-
342 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN SEMINOLE...NORTHWESTERN
BREVARD...EAST CENTRAL ORANGE AND SOUTHEASTERN VOLUSIA COUNTIES
THROUGH 415 PM EDT...
At 342 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Maytown, or 7 miles southwest of Edgewater, moving north at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Deltona, Port Orange, Sanford, Oviedo, and Winter Springs.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 2906 8087 2894 8079 2879 8083 2879 8084
2878 8083 2853 8091 2854 8125 2908 8127
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 175DEG 20KT 2888 8097
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
FehlingSpecial weather statement, Aug 20, 3:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
349 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
FLZ041-141-202015-
Coastal Volusia FL-Inland Volusia FL-
349 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN VOLUSIA COUNTY
THROUGH 415 PM EDT...
At 349 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Daytona Beach Airport, or over South Daytona, moving southeast at 20
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Daytona Beach, Port Orange, Ormond Beach, New Smyrna Beach, and South
Daytona.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 2943 8107 2909 8090 2903 8085 2897 8086
2912 8115 2942 8115 2943 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 292DEG 16KT 2918 8103
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
FehlingThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 8:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 9:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Osceola | 29 min |
| Aug 20, 12:38 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | MLB | Brevard, Indian River, Lake, Martin, Okeechobee, Orange and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Aug 20, 1:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 34 min |
| Aug 20, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 32 min |
| Aug 20, 1:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Volusia | 28 min |
| Aug 20, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 62 min | |
| Aug 20, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard | 29 min |
| Aug 20, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Volusia | 36 min |
| Aug 20, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Lake | 32 min |
| Aug 20, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard | 26 min |
| Aug 20, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Volusia | 38 min |
| Aug 20, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Flagler | 31 min |
| Aug 20, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard | 29 min |
| Aug 20, 3:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Lake, Volusia | 2 hr |
| Aug 20, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole, Volusia | 33 min |
| Aug 20, 3:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Brevard | 2 hr |
| Aug 20, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 55 min | |
| Aug 20, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard | 33 min |
| Aug 20, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Volusia | 28 min |
| Aug 20, 4:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Brevard, Osceola | 93 min |
| Aug 20, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Brevard, Osceola | 51 min |
| Aug 20, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Okeechobee | 30 min |
| Aug 20, 5:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Brevard, Osceola | 2 hr |
| Aug 20, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Okeechobee | 33 min |
| Aug 20, 6:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Okeechobee | 116 min |
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