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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Aug 23, 2026, 6:28 PM EDT for Martin County, Saint Lucie County, Florida. It was in force for 32 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 23, 2026, 6:28 PM EDT (22:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Martin County, FL, Saint Lucie County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 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, 10.5 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
- 1576 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 870 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
597
WFUS52 KMLB 232228
TORMLB
FLC085-111-232300-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0003.260823T2228Z-260823T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
628 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026
The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern St. Lucie County in east central Florida...
Northeastern Martin County in east central Florida...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 628 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Walton, and is nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Walton, Stuart, and Saint Lucie Nuclear Power Plant around 630 PM
EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Hutchinson Island South.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 2715 8029 2730 8036 2740 8022 2718 8012
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 249DEG 3KT 2728 8026
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Haley1 follow-up statement
493 WWUS52 KMLB 232254 SVSMLB Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Melbourne FL 654 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 FLC085-111-232304- /O.EXP.KMLB.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260823T2300Z/ St. Lucie FL-Martin FL- 654 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ST. LUCIE AND NORTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM EDT... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. LAT...LON 2715 8029 2730 8036 2740 8022 2718 8012 TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 249DEG 3KT 2729 8024 $$ Fehling
The office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Orange, Seminole | 83 min |
| Aug 23, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 43 min | |
| Aug 23, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 54 min | |
| Aug 23, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard | 24 min |
| Aug 23, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin | 36 min |
| Aug 23, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 61 min | |
| Aug 23, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 18 min | |
| Aug 23, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin | 33 min |
| Aug 23, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 59 min | |
| Aug 23, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 43 min | |
| Aug 23, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 66 min | |
| Aug 23, 6:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 2 hr |
| Aug 23, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Martin | 35 min |
| Aug 23, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 63 min | |
| Aug 23, 7:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 80 min |
| Aug 23, 7:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 55 min | |
| Aug 23, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 25 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.