Tropical Storm in Florida, September 4, 2002

Name: Tropical Storm in Florida, September 4, 2002
Start: 2002-09-04T10:00
End: 2002-09-04T22:00
Location: Florida

September 4, 2002 · NWS MLB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tropical storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

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 Sep 4, 2:19 AM EST, 7 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 4, 2:19 AM EST, 7 hours 41 minutes before

EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
245 AM EDT WED SEP 4 2002

CURRENT WX...
TS EDOUARD CONTINUES TO SPIN OFF THE NE FL COAST DESPITE THE
PRESENCE OF >40KT OF NWRLY SHEAR...STREAMLINE ANALYSIS PLACES THE
SFC/LOW LVL CIRCULATION CENTER ABOUT 100 MI E/NE OF KDAB AT 06Z.
SYSTEM HAS BEEN DRIFTING S OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS...DRAGGING A
FEEDER BAND ACROSS THE COAST FROM KTTS TO KSGJ.  NRLY FLOW AROUND
THE W SIDE OF THE SYSTEM IS DRAGGING A SIGNIFICANT SLUG OF DRY AIR
ABV H70 ACROSS THE NE PENINSULA...00Z PW VALUES OFF THE KXMR/KJAX
RAOBS WERE ONLY 1.8...OPPOSED TO THE SATURATED 2.3 AT KTBW/KMFL.

FCST DISC...
*MEDIA NOTE*...BOTH ZONE AND COASTAL FCSTS WILL BE TIED TO THE 09Z
NHC FCST TRACK OF T.S. EDOUARD...OR THE REMNANTS THEREOF.  MORNING
FCST PACKAGE MAY BE SLIGHTLY DELAYED.

LATEST NHC TRACK BRINGS THE CENTER OF WHAT WILL BE T.D. EDOUARD
ONSHORE OVER KDAB AROUND 20Z THIS AFTN...ACROSS KLEE BY 06Z
THU...THEN OFF THE W FL COAST N OF KBKV BY 16Z THU.  H50-H20 RIDGE
AXIS OVER THE GOMEX IS COUPLING WITH THE WRN HALF OF EDOUARD TO
PRODUCE STRONG H25-H20 CONV OVER THE PENINSULA...WHILE H50 NERLY
FLOW ACROSS FL IS RESULTING IN H50 NVA OVER THE N HALF OF THE STATE.
THE DRY AIR ALOFT WILL INCREASE THE MICROBURST POTENTIAL TODAY...BUT
SUPRESSION AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL LIMIT OVERALL PRECIP COVERAGE TO
THE SCT CATEGORY.  PLAN TO GO 40/50 POPS OVER THE NRN/SRN CWA
RESPECTIVELY...DECREASING TO 30/40 OVERNIGHT.

EXPECT HIGHER PRECIP COVERAGE ON THU.  AS EDOUARD MOVES OFF THE W
COAST...IT MOST LIKELY WILL BE AS AN OPEN T/WV...AND THE ERN
PENINSULA WILL BE ON ITS ASCENDING SIDE.  INDEED...AVN GUIDANCE
INDICATES STRONG H70 OMEGA LIFT...H50 PVA...AND H20-H25 DIV...ALONG
WITH DEEPENING MOISTURE AS SFC-H70 WINDS SHIFT TO THE E/SE.  PLAN TO
GO LIKELY POPS FOR ALL COUNTIES ON THU.

MARINE...
AS MENTIONED ABV...FCST WILL HINGE ON THE NHC FCST OF EDOUARD.
BUOY012 INDICATING N/NE WINDS AROUND 20KTS W/7-8FT SEAS...WHILE
BUOY009 IS MEASURING W/NW WINDS AROUND 15KTS W/5FT SEAS.  WHILE SEAS
MAY NOT BE IN THE SCA RANGE...THEY DO HAVE A NAUSEATING 4-5SEC AVG
PD...CERTAINLY ENOUGH FOR THIS FCSTR TO ENCOURAGE BOATERS TO STAY IN
PORT.  NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES PLANNED FOR THE CWF...GREATEST IMPACT
OF T.S. EDOUARD WILL BE ON THE NRN WATERS.

PRELIMINARY NUMBERS...
DAB TT 089/074 088/075 085 536
MCO TT 092/074 091/074 086 536
MLB TT 089/074 087/074 085 546   81

.MLB...TROPICAL STORM WATCH NORTH OF TITUSVILLE.

PUBLIC/MARINE...BRAGAW
AVIATION/FIRE WX...CRISTALDI
TROPICAL DESK...DECKER

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 4, 5:30 AM EST, 4 hours 30 minutes before

AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-
041200-

EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
630 AM EDT WED SEP 4 2002

TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL ALONG THE VOLUSIA OR FLAGLER COUNTY
COASTLINE LATER TODAY.

PLEASE REFER TO TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE REGARDING EDOUARD.

CRISTALDI

The radar

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Event by event

1 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Tropical Storm, Volusia

When: September 4, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Volusia forecast zone
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 29.063, -81.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm Edouard approached east central Florida from the east, and moved on shore in northern Volusia County. Even though tropical storm warnings were issued for the storm, sustained tropical storm force winds were not observed. Wind gusts to 34 knots were recorded in a rain band at Patrick AFB as the storm approached. Some inland locations received over two inches of rain, producing roadway flooding along the Saint Johns River in Seminole and Volusia counties.

What these are

Tropical Storm: A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph).

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, September 2002 The 2002 hurricane season

Sources

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: 5319732.