Hail, Volusia
- When
- July 15, 3:46 PM EST
- Where
- Volusia County, 1 mi W of Ormond Beach
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 29.280, -81.067
Hail in Florida, July 15, 2003
1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 Jul 15, 2:30 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 2:30 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 330 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2003 CURRENTLY.... H100-H50 STREAMLINE ANALYSIS SHOWS THE ATLC RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING FROM THE NRN BAHAMAS ACROSS LAKE OKEECHOBEE...THEN VEERING NW TO THE WRN FL PANHANDLE. S/WV FRONTAL TROF MOVING OFF THE ERN SEABOARD IS KEEPING THE PANHANDLE/NRN PENINSULA IN A DEEP MOISTURE BAND...LATEST RUC80 ANALYSIS INIDCATES H100-H50 MEAN RH VALUES AOA 80%. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR OVER THE FL STRAITS AHEAD OF AN UPR LVL INVERTED TROF MOVING ACROSS ERN CUBA...MEAN RH VALUES AOB 65%. UPSTREAM...A MASSIVE H50 HIGH CENTERED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA IS COMBINING WITH AN 80-90KT H25 JET TO PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST. FCST DISC... THE S/WV TROF ALONG THE ERN SEABOARD WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THRU 12Z THU AS IT BECOMES SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE CONTINENTAL RIDGE OVER THE ROCKIES/PLAINS AND THE ATLC SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. AT THE SAME TIME...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL PUSH INTO THE SE U.S. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE STRONG NWRLY FLOW AROUND THE FRONT END OF THE CONTINENTAL RIDGE. WHILE THE SFC FRONT ITSELF WILL WASHOUT WELL NORTH OF THE STATE...ITS ASSOCIATED H85-H50 TROF AXIS SHOULD HOLD TOGETHER LONG ENOUGH TO REINFORCE THE H85-H50 S/WV TROF CURRENLY OVER THE PANHANDLE BY 12Z FRI/00Z SAT. WHILE THE REINFORCED TROF SHOULD MAINTAIN ITS INTEGRITY THROUGH 00Z SAT...THE H30-H20 JET IS IN A TYPICAL SUMMER POSITION OVER THE NRN TIER STATES/SRN CANADA AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HELP PUSH THE TROF MUCH FARTHER SE THAN ITS CURRENT POSITION. WITH THE TROF AXIS TO THE NW...THE FL PENINSULA WILL REMAIN ON ITS ASCENDING SIDE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. WITH H100-H50 MOISTURE VALUES AOA 70% OVER THE CENTRAL PENINSULA...DIURNAL POPS WILL BE 50-60% ON WED... DECREASING TO 40-50% FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK AS SOME OF THE DRIER AIR OVER THE FL STRAITS BEGINS TO WORK ITS WAY N. MARINE... SFC/BOUNDARY LYR WINDS WILL MAINTAIN A SRLY COMPONENT THROUGH THE FCST PD...BUT WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM S/SE TO S/SW BY THE WEEKEND AS THE ATLC RIDGE AXIS PUSHES INTO THE SRN PENINSULA. WINDS/SEAS WILL REMAIN BLO CAUTIONARY LVLS FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE. PRELIMINARY CCF... DAB TT 073/090 073/090 072 3634 MCO TT 073/092 072/091 073 4634 MLB BB 075/090 074/089 074 2533 VRB BB 074/090 074/089 073 2533 81 .MLB...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. PUBLIC/MARINE...BRAGAW AVIATION/FIRE...LASCODY
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 4:30 AM EST, 11 hours 16 minutes before
AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 152100- EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 15 2003 .DAY ONE...TODAY... ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND AFTERNOON HEATING WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE AS IT BEGINS TO PUSH INLAND AROUND MID DAY. AS AFTERNOON HEATING PROGRESSES ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL FORM OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS...MAINLY FROM OSCEOLA COUNTY TO METRO ORLANDO AND AREAS NORTHWARD ALONG THE INTERSTATE FOUR CORRIDOR. DUE TO RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS ALOFT SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO TWO OR THREE INCHES OF RAIN IN AN HOUR. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG AND PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER IF LIGHTNING STORMS APPROACH. STORMS CAN PRODUCE DEADLY LIGHTNING WELL AWAY FROM THE RAIN AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...SCATTERED LIGHTNING STORMS WILL OCCUR EACH DAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. STORM COVERAGE WILL BE HIGHER OVER INLAND AREAS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY ANY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NWS OFFICE IN MELBOURNE. FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. JP/SK
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 2:22 PM EST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
FLZ045-046-141-147-152000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 322 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2003 ...STRONG STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OVER NORTHWESTERN BREVARD COUNTY...AND EASTERN PARTS OF METRO ORLANDO... AT 319 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER SCOTTSMOOR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH...AND WILL AFFECT THE NORTH BREVARD COAST AND INTO SOUTHERN COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY UNTIL AROUND 4 PM. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS OVER ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. IN ADDITION TO STRONG WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. RL
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 3:23 PM EST, 23 minutes before
FLZ141-152045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 423 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2003 ...STORMS WITH EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING MOVING TOWARD DAYTONA BEACH... AT 423 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LIGHTNING DETECTION EQUIPMENT INDICATED A STORM WITH EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING JUST WEST OF DAYTONA BEACH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT DAYTONA BEACH THROUGH 445 PM AND PRODUCE EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MANY MILES AWAY FROM THE RAIN. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF AN APPROACHING STORM AND STAY INSIDE FOR 30 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST SOUND OF THUNDER. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...TAKE SHELTER IN A BUILDING OR ENCLOSED AUTOMOBILE. TREES AND OPEN SHELTERS FOUND ON A BEACH OR GOLF COURSE OFFER NO PROTECTION. MRV
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 3:45 PM EST, 1 minute before
FLZ141-152115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 445 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2003 ...STORMS WITH EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING OVER DAYTONA BEACH... AT 444 PM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED THE EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING ADVISORY FOR NORTHEAST VOLUSIA COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING OVER 100 LIGHTNING STRIKES IN A 15 MINUTE PERIOD. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE LIGHTNING STORM INCLUDE ORMOND BY THE SEA AND THE DAYTONA BEACHES. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MANY MILES AWAY FROM THE RAIN. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF AN APPROACHING STORM AND STAY INSIDE FOR 30 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST SOUND OF THUNDER. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...TAKE SHELTER IN A BUILDING OR ENCLOSED AUTOMOBILE. TREES AND OPEN SHELTERS FOUND ON A BEACH OR GOLF COURSE OFFER NO PROTECTION. 15
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 136 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:44 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tropical Storm in Texas, July 15, 2003
- Tropical Storm in Texas, July 15, 2003
- Tropical Storm in Texas, July 15, 2003
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Wisconsin, July 15, 2003
- Tornado in Texas, July 15, 2003
- Tropical Storm in Texas, July 15, 2003
- Flash Flooding in Texas, July 15 to 16, 2003
- Tropical Storm in Texas, July 15 to 16, 2003
- Tropical Storm in Texas, July 15 to 16, 2003
- Tropical Storm in Texas, July 15 to 16, 2003
- Tropical Storm in Texas, July 15, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, July 15, 2003
More
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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: 5334815.