1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Dec 13, 12:30 PM EST, 0 minutes earlier.
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1230 PM EST FRI DEC 13 2002
QUICK UPDATE FOR NEW TOR WATCH 777. ALTHOUGH THE WATCH IS IS EFFECT
UNTIL 400 PM...THREAT OF SVR WILL END FOR THE MLB CWA ONCE THE LINE
...WHICH IS CURRENTLY PUSHING THROUGH SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN COS...
MAKES ITS WAY OFFSHORE...PROBABLY BY 2 PM.
.MLB...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 4 PM FOR OKEECHOBEE/ST LUCIE/MARTIN COS...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FLAGLER BEACH TO JUPITER INLET.
PUBLIC/MARINE...CRISTALDI
AVIATION/FIRE...BRAGAW
SVR DESK...GLITTOAMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 131600- EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 600 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2002 .DAY ONE... ...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS TODAY PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY... A LOW PRESSURE CENTER DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN FLORIDA WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT TRAILING THIS LOW WILL SWEEP ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA DURING THE AFTERNOON. A LINE OF STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT AND MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL FLORIDA DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MIX DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS. A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO SEVERE LEVELS ABOVE 55 MPH. IN ADDITION LOW LEVEL WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR STORMS TO ROTATE. AS A RESULT THE STRONGEST STORMS THAT DEVELOP HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A TORNADO. THE CONCERN FOR TORNADOES WILL BE GREATEST EARLY IN THE DAY AND ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF MELBOURNE TO LAKE KISSIMMEE. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. THE DEVELOPING LOW WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WINDS OF 25 KNOTS AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS GALE FORCE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 5 FEET NEARSHORE BUT UP TO 8 FEET OFFSHORE. IN ADDITION...STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE MAINLAND WILL MOVE OFFSHORE. SEVERE WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE. STORMS WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH. BE SURE TO STAY ABREAST OF DEVELOPING WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY...AND LISTEN FOR UPDATED INFORMATION AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SELF ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TODAY AND FORMAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES NORTH TO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THE WINDS WILL ONLY SLOWLY SUBSIDE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THROUGH SATURDAY. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION GO ONLINE TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. PB
AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 131700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 701 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2002 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL NOON FOR LAKE...SEMINOLE...ORANGE...OSCEOLA... VOLUSIA...BREVARD...INDIAN RIVER AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES... AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE CENTER DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN FLORIDA HAS ALLOWED A LINE OF STRONG AND POTENTIALLY SEVERE STORMS TO DEVELOP. THESE STORMS WILL SWEEP QUICKLY NORTHEAST AROUND 40 MPH THROUGH EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING. STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MIX DOWN TO THE GROUND. A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO SEVERE LEVELS ABOVE 55 MPH. IN ADDITION...LOW LEVEL WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR STORMS TO ROTATE. AS A RESULT THE STRONGEST STORMS THAT DEVELOP HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A TORNADO. THE CONCERN FOR TORNADOES WILL BE GREATEST THIS MORNING. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 131415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 801 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2002 ...RAPIDLY MOVING STORMS NEAR THE EAST COAST... ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL NOON FOR LAKE...SEMINOLE...ORANGE...OSCEOLA... VOLUSIA...BREVARD...INDIAN RIVER AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES... AT 8 AM...A LINE OF RAPIDLY MOVING SHOWERS AND STORMS WAS CROSSING THE VOLUSIA COUNTY COAST....AND REACHED THROUGH EASTERN SECTIONS OF SEMINOLE...ORANGE AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST NEAR 45 MPH...AND WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH AND MOVE ACROSS THE VOLUSIA AND BREVARD COUNTY COASTS THROUGH 10 AM...MAINLY FROM COCOA BEACH NORTHWARD. STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MIX DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH THESE STORMS. A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO SEVERE LEVELS ABOVE 55 MPH. IN ADDITION...LOW LEVEL WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR STORMS TO ROTATE. THE STRONGEST STORMS THAT DEVELOP HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A TORNADO. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS INCLUDING MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE APPROACH OF THREATENING WEATHER. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. GLITTO
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
919 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2002
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
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830 AM ORANGE CITY FL WIND DAMAGE
12/13/02 VOLUSIA TREES AND LIVE POWER
LINES DOWN IN ROADWAYThe Melbourne radar (KMLB), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:30 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees and damaged tin roofs on Highway SR 78 near Okeechobee.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, December 2002
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5322117.