1 funnel cloud, 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 Jul 12, 9:15 AM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1015 AM EDT FRI JUL 12 2002 WX PATTERN VERY SIMILAR TO 24 HRS AGO EXCEPT FOR AN AC DEBRIS DECK. DEBRIS CLOUDS ARE BURNING OFF OVER THE SRN CWA BUT LINGERING OVER THE N. CONVECTION HAS STARTED EARLY OVER THE WRN PENINSULA...OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL ENHANCE THE WCSB THIS MORNING. W/SWRLY FLOW UP TO 15KFT WILL DELAY THE ECSB UNTIL AFTN AND KEEP IT PINNED OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES...WHERE HIGHEST PRECIP COVERAGE IS EXPECTED. THE 12Z PENINSULA SOUNDINGS CONTINUE VERY MOIST WITH PW VALUES AOA 2.0. TEMPS ALOFT NOT CONDUSIVE TO SVR WX...H50 TEMPS AROUND -6C AND H40 TEMP AROUND -17C...YEILDING AVG SVR VIL VALUES AOA 65. WILL UPDATE ZONE TO REFRESH THE WORDING...NO OTHER CHANGES NEEDED. MARINE...LOCAL DATA COLLECTION NETWORK MEASURING SWRLY WINDS AOB ONE BARB...SEAS AOB 3 FT AT 20NM BUILDING TO NEAR 5 FT AT 120NM. NO HIGHLIGHTS...NO SIG CHANGES. .MLB...NONE. PUBLIC/MARINE...BRAGAW AVIATION/FIRE WX...CRISTALDI
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:36 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Lake County sheriff's office reported a funnel cloud south of Groveland.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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