1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 29, 1:15 PM EST, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 215 PM EDT THU AUG 29 2002 CURRENT...88D TIME LAPSE SHOWS CELLULAR CONVECTION CONTINUING TO SLOWLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE...THOUGH REF VALUES NOT ALL THAT IMPRESSIVE (20-40DBZ) LIKELY OWING TO SOMEWHAT LOW CAPE VALUES. HOWEVER...CU BUILDUPS STILL LOOK GOOD AND THINK IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS PRODUCE HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS LATER TODAY. PLAN TO KEEP FAIRLY HEALTHY (AT LEAST 40-50) EARLY EVENING POPS OVER THE INTERIOR. THEN FOR LATER TONIGHT...WEAK H50 PVA COMING UP FROM THE SE SHOULD ENHANCE NOCTURNAL COASTAL SHRA ACTIVITY. PROBABLY NORTHING MORE THAN 20 AT BEST FOR THE EVENING... THEN 30 OR PERHAPS 40 POP FOR NOCTURNAL SHRA ALONG THE EAST COAST. FRI-SUN...LIGHT SE FLOW REGIME CONTINUES AT THE SURFACE WHILE THE MID-UPPER TROUGH THE EASTERN CONUS FILLS AND EVENTUALLY DISSIPATES. WHATEVER MODEST DRYING THAT WEDNESDAYS GFS WAS HINTING AT IS NOW NOWHERE TO BE FOUND ON THE 12Z RUN. DRYING ALSO DOESNT SHOW UP IN THE SOUNDER DERIVED VALUES...WHICH SHOW >50MM (2) ALL THE WAY OUT TO 75W. AM MORE INCLINED TO KEEP POPS STATUS QUO...50-60 INLAND AND 40-50 COASTAL. WITH 20-30 CHC FOR NOCTURNAL SHRA - HIGHEST CLOSER TO THE GULF STREAM OVER THE SE CWA. MON-THU...DLM ATLC RIDGE BUILDS WWD IN THE WAKE OF THE DISSIPATING ERN CONUS TROUGH. SEEMS REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT CWA WILL REMAIN WITHIN THROES OF AN ONSHORE FLOW REGIME. WILL NOT TRY TO DISCERN EXTENT OF MRH CHANGES THIS FAR OUT...ESP SEEING HOW THE GFS FLIPPED BACK TO A MORE MOIST SOLN A MERE H24 OUT FROM FRI. WILL WORD AS LATE NIGHT/MORNING SHRA/EARLY AFTNN SHRA/TSRA ALONG THE COAST...AND AFT SHRA/TSRA OVER THE INTERIOR. MARINE...CONTINUATION OF THE ONSHORE FLOW REGIME. PGRAD TIGHTENS A SCOSH TONIGHT THRU FRI NIGHT...BUT ONLY TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW 15KT. SO DONT ANTICIPATE SEAS ANY HIGHER THAN 4-5 FEET AT THE WORST FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. THANKS FOR COORD TBW. PRELIMINARY CCF... DAB WW 075/087 075/089 074 353524 MCO TT 074/089 075/090 073 563635 MLB WW 076/087 076/088 075 353524 60= .MLB...NONE. PUBLIC/MARINE...CRISTALDI AVIATION/FIRE WX...PENDERGRAST
AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 292100- EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1155 AM EDT THU AUG 29 2002 ...THREAT FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND THE AFTERNOON SEA AND LAKE BREEZES WILL CREATE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR STORMS TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS FROM OSCEOLA COUNTY NORTHWARD. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE OFF TOWARDS THE NORTH AT 10 MPH. RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS MAY ONCE AGAIN EXCEED 3 INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS AS A RESULT OF HIGH LEVELS OF ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE. DUE TO SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS...THERE EXISTS SOME POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING IN AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS IN RECENT DAYS. IN ADDITION...ANY THUNDERSTORM MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS OR POOR DRAINAGE TYPE FLOODING. THE SAINT JOHNS RIVER WILL REMAIN JUST ABOVE CAUTION STAGE ABOVE LAKE HARNEY AND AT SANFORD. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY MAY PRODUCE POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING FOR AREAS NEAR THE RIVER. FOR THOSE GOING TO THE BEACH...OCEAN SWELLS OF AROUND 2 FEET COMBINED WITH A DEVELOPING ONSHORE FLOW WILL RESULT IN A GREATER THAN NORMAL THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS. THE DANGER WILL BE GREATEST THIS AFTERNOON DURING THE OUTGOING TIDE. TO VIEW THE GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS PRODUCT...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. CRISTALDI
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:39 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm rainfall produced widespread flooding of major roadways in Seminole County, mainly south of Oviedo.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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