2 funnel cloud, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
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 9, 1:00 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 200 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003 CURRENT...DEEP H5 TROF EXTENDING SOUTH INTO THE NE GULFMEX HAS SUPPRESSED THE ATLANTIC RIDGE AXIS WELL TO THE SOUTH OF THE CWA AND HAS SET UP MODERATE SW STEERING FLOW OVER THE AREA. HIGH CAPES AND SURFACE CONVERGENCE HAS SET OFF A LONG BAND OF STRONG TSTMS IN THE COASTAL WATERS MAINLY OVER THE GULF STREAM. MANY HAVE SHOWN SIGNS OF ROTATION AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG WATERSPOUTS. INLAND...CONVECTION OVER THE WEST COAST AHEAD OF THE UPPER TROUGH HAS NOW AGAIN SPREAD NE IN MODERATE STEERING FLOW. MORNING SOUNDINGS INDICATE PWS OVER 2 INCHES OVER THE CAPE. SOME OF THE DRYING SEEN IN THE NE GULF WV IMAGE IS REFLECTED IN THE TBW SOUNDING AS PWS HAVE DROPPED WELL BELOW 2 INCHES. THIS ALONG WITH A STORM MOTION NEAR 25 MPH MAY INCREASE CHANCES OF SEVERE CONVECTIVE GUSTS SPREADING EAST THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...DEEP EAST COAST H5 TROUGH WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN. UNTIL THEN... THE AXIS OF DEEP LAYER MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE PENINSULA ALONG WITH A SOUTHWEST SURFACE AND STEERING FLOW. SHOULD INHIBIT SEA BREEZE FORMATION ALONG THE ENTIRE COAST AGAIN ON SUNDAY BUT AS THE SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULFMEX WEAKENS... WINDS ALONG THE SOUTH COAST WILL TURN MORE SOUTHERLY AND SHOULD SEE SOME ONSHORE FLOW BY LATE MONDAY. TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...LOOKS LIKE THE GFS DEVELOPS THE TROPICAL LOW NOW MENTIONED IN THE TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA...CLOSING IT OFF AND SWEEPING IT OFF THE ECFL COASTAL WATERS BY THURSDAY MORNING. TOO EARLY FOR THAT DRASTIC A CHANGE IN THE EXTENDED SO WILL SEE IF THE FEATURE PERSIST. REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...THE LAST MRF RUN IS MUCH LESS AGGRESSIVE THAN THE GFS DEVELOPING THE TROPICAL SYSTEM APPROACHING ECFL. SHOWS UPPER EAST COAST TROF GIVING WAY TO THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE BUILDING WEST INTO FLORIDA WITH AN INVERTED TROPICAL TROUGH CROSSING FLORIDA IN THE DEEP EASTERLY FLOW THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. EAST FLOW THROUGH PERIOD ARGUES FOR SCATTERED RANGE PRECIP WITH CLIMO TEMPS. MARINE...SURFACE LOW TO DEVELOP OVER GA/SC WILL INCREASE SW GRADIENT OVER THE MARINE AREA. STORMS OVER THE GULF STREAM HAVE BEEN SHOWING SIGNS OF ROTATION AND PILOT REPORTS OFF PBI INDICATE WATERSPOUTS. ADDITIONAL SPOUTS ARE LIKELY TODAY AND SUNDAY. DEVELOPING CONVECTION OVER THE INTERIOR WILL MOVE OFF SHORE BY MID AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY. FASTER MOVING STORMS WILL PRODUCE HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. .PRELIMS DAB TT 073/090 073/089 072 36343 MCO TT 075/089 074/090 074 36343 MLB TT 075/089 074/089 075 46343 VRB TT 090/074 089/075 089 44343 64 .MLB...NONE. SHORT TERM...LASCODY LONG TERM...DECKER
AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 091900- EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003 .DAY ONE...TODAY: DEEP LAYER MOISTURE AND AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND STORMS AGAIN TODAY. MANY STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF WIND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS CONTAINING DAMAGING WINDS AND FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS...MOST AREAS HAVE SATURATED SOIL. ADDITIONAL RAINS TODAY WILL QUICKLY AGGRAVATE STANDING WATER PROBLEMS IN POORLY DRAINED AREAS. DEEP LAYER SOUTHWEST FLOW MAY ALLOW SOME STORMS TO TRAIN ACROSS THE SAME AREAS AND PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES...RESULTING IN MORE WIDESPREAD STREET FLOODING. ALL STORMS WILL PRODUCE DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IN AN ENCLOSED BUILDING OR AUTOMOBILE AT THE FIRST SIGN OF AN APPROACHING STORM. BEACH GOERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL...AS STORMS WILL APPROACH QUICKLY FROM THE WEST. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...STRONG STORMS WITH WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL BE PUSHING OFFSHORE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...MAINLY ALONG THE GULF STREAM THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY: SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STORMS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO SELF ACTIVATE THIS AFTERNOON IF STRONG STORMS DEVELOP...AND RELAY ANY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE...INCLUDING RAINFALL AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 2 INCHES. FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. RL
FLZ047-054-059-064-147-091730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1227 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003 ...STRONG STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH FROM COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET... AT 1223 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED QUICK MOVING STORMS OVER AND JUST INLAND OF THE COAST FROM BREVARD COUNTY TO MARTIN COUNTY. THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF STRONG WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AS THEY CROSS THE COAST. FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AND A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INTRACOASTAL AND ATLANTIC WATERS. MOVE INSIDE A SECURE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. RL
FLZ041-045-046-053-141-147-091815- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 120 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003 ...STRONG STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN OSCEOLA...EASTERN ORANGE...MOVING TOWARDS NORTH BREVARD COUNTY... AT 113 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF STRONG STORMS MOVING NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH FROM KISSIMMEE TO KENANSVILLE. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO EXPAND INTO EASTERN ORANGE COUNTY AND NORTH BREVARD COUNTY WHILE INTENSIFYING IN ADDITION TO STRONG WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL ALSO OCCUR. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS WILL ALSO OCCUR. RL
FLZ045-047-053-141-147-091900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 214 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003 ...STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS OVER NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY... AT 213 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS AND STRONG WIND GUSTS NEAR TITUSVILLE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE GUSTY WINDS AND FUNNEL CLOUDS INCLUDE TITUSVILLE...MIMS..SCOTTSMOOR...THE CANAVERAL NATIONAL SEA SHORE AND OAK HILL. RL
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:19 UTC.
2 funnel cloud, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Near 3 inches of rain produced widespread street flooding in Kissimmee.
Law enforcement officers reported a funnel cloud just west of Wabasso.
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in the Hobe Sound and Stuart areas.
The public reported a funnel cloud over Port St. Lucie.
Thunderstorm winds damaged the roofs of two houses and blew down trees in Port St. Lucie.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, August 2003
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: 5374566, 5374567, 5374887, 5374888, 5374889.