1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 22, 1:40 PM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 240 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2003 .DISCUSSION... CURRENTLY...A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS ALREADY RACED EAST FROM THE WEST SIDE OF THE STATE. WIND GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACTIVITY HAVE BEEN AVERAGING 25 TO 30 KNOTS. MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA REMAINS PRIMED FOR DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AS A LARGE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY IS MOVING INTO THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY. FOR TONIGHT...WITH STORM MOTION CONCENTRATING ALONG THE EAST COAST CURRENT THINKING IS TO USE SLIGHTLY HIGHER COVERAGE ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES WITH ISOLATED STRONG STORMS AND LIGHTNING UNTIL DUSK. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES THIS EVENING WILL DIMINISH TO PARTLY CLOUDY BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. WED AND THURS...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS LIFTS NORTHWARD FROM FL STRAITS TO ACROSS SOCEN PENINSULA. LOW LEVEL RIDGE AXIS WILL IN TURN LIFT NORTH TO ACROSS THE CENTRAL PENINSULA BY THURS. PWATS WILL LOWER A BIT OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA WED...BUT BY THURSDAY THE MESOETA/GFS SOMEWHAT CONSISTENT IN SPREADING MOISTURE IN FROM THE SE IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL WAVE (TD 6 REMNANTS). WHILE A FEW STRONG STORMS CANT BE DISCOUNTED...NORTHWARD MIGRATION OF RIDGE AXIS WILL ALLOW HEIGHTS TO RISE A BIT AND MID LEVEL TEMPS TO WARM SLIGHTLY...SO MAY NOT BE QUITE AS ACTIVE AS PAST FEW DAYS. WILL KEEP POPS IN SCT CAT IN THIS TIME FRAME...A LITTLE LOWER IN SOUTH COASTAL SECTIONS WED...THEN POPS IN ALL AREAS A BIT HIGHER THURS DUE TO MOISTURE ENHANCEMENT FROM TROPICAL WAVE. OF COURSE...WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS WAVE AND ANY REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SYSTEM WOULD LEAD TO CHANGES IN THE FORECAST LATE IN THE WEEK. FRI THRU THE WEEKEND...12Z GFS RUN INDICATES RIDGE AXIS WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTH ON FRIDAY AND REMAIN WELL NORTH OF THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BACK FROM SELY FRI TO EASTERLY OVER THE WEEKEND AS THIS OCCURS. HIGHEST STORM COVERAGE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER WESTERN SIDE OF PENINSULA...WITH CHANCES BEST NEAR THE EAST COSAT THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN FOCUS SHIFTING INLAND. EXTENDED...NEXT MON AND TUES...UPPER TROF DEEPENING INTO THE SE STATES WILL DISPLACE LOW LEVEL RIDGE AXIS BACK SOUTHWARD EARLY NEXT WEEK. AS THIS OCCURS...EAST SIDE OF PENINSULA WILL AGAIN BECOME FAVORED FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION WITH WEAK LOW LEVEL SOUTHWEST FLOW AND ENHANCED CONVERGENCE NEAR THE EAST COAST ALONG SEA BREEZE BOUNDARIES. MARINE...NO HIGHLIGHTS THROUGH THE PERIOD. WIND DIRECTION CHANGES WILL BE DICTATED BY NORTHWARD DRIFT OF THE LOW LEVEL RIDGE AXIS AND AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES. AFTERNOON STORMS MOVING OFF THE COAST WILL BE MAIN HAZARD TO BOATERS AGAIN ON WED...THEN OVERNIGHT/MORNING HOURS WILL BE FAVORED HEADING THROUGH THE LATE WEEK AS RIDGE AXIS PUSHES FARTHER NORTH. PRELIMINARY CCF... DAB BB 073/091 073/091 073 343 MCO BB 073/092 073/091 073 343 MLB BB 074/091 075/090 074 342 VRB BB 074/091 075/089 074 342 .MLB...NONE. PENDERGRAST/GLITTO
AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 222100- EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1030 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2003 .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...STRONG TO SEVERE LIGHTNING STORMS POSSIBLE... SCATTERED LIGHTNING STORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE EAST TO NORTHEAST AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ALONG THE COAST. THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE WILL FORM OVER THE SPACE AND TREASURE COAST COUNTIES BY EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT WILL REMAIN PINNED NEAR THE EAST COAST DUE TO DEEP SOUTHWEST FLOW. STORM COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL INCREASE AS THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE PUSHES EASTWARD OVER THE INTERIOR AND EVENTUALLY OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. OVER THE COASTAL WATERS STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE OFFSHORE PRODUCING WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 KNOTS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS. BOATERS ARE URGED TO TAKE SAFE HARBOR BEFORE STORMS APPROACH THEIR AREA. COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS ALOFT WILL ALLOW FOR A FEW STORMS TO BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF A QUARTER ...EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. MOVE INDOORS QUICKLY AT THE FIRST SIGN OF A STORM. STAY INSIDE UNTIL 30 MINUTES PAST THE LAST THUNDER IS HEARD TO AVOID THE LIGHTNING HAZARD. ALSO...WHILE STORM MOTION WILL BE TO THE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH...THEY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AS THEY PASS. THIS MAY LEAD TO BRIEF PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS... INTERSECTIONS AND PARKING LOTS. MINOR POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED RECENT HEAVY RAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO SELF ACTIVATE IF ANY WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR THEIR COUNTY. RELAY ANY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ...HAIL...HIGH WINDS...WIND DAMAGE OR FLOODING...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MELBOURNE. FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. PENDERGRAST
FLZ144-221645- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1155 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2003 ...STRONG LIGHTNING STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL MOVING TOWARD LAKE COUNTY... AT 1153 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LIGHTNING STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL FROM THE VILLAGES SOUTH TO MASCOTTE...MOVING EAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. PERSONS OUTDOORS IN LAKE COUNTY SHOULD MAVE INDOORS TO A SAFE LOCATION. JP
FLZ045-046-144-221800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 119 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2003 ...STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL SOUTH CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY...NORTHWESTERN ORANGE COUNTY... NORTHWESTERN SEMINOLE COUNTY... AT 113 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL OVER CLERMONT. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. OTHER STRONG STORMS FARTHER SOUTH MAY ALSO MOVE ACROSS THE ATTRACTIONS AREAS AND THE WESTERN PART OF ORLANDO. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL INCLUDE WEKIWA SPRINGS STATE PARK. DECKER
FLZ053-221945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 303 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2003 ...STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL NORTHERN OSCEOLA COUNTY... AT 254 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ABOUT TO CROSS LAKE KISSIMMEE AND ENTER WESTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL LIKELY STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TOWARD HOLOPAW AND DEAR PARK. ADDITIONAL STRONG STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BREVARD COUNTIES. IF THE OSCEOLA COUNTY STORM CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE ISSUED.
FLZ147-222030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 356 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2003 ...STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY... AT 349 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL 5 MILES SOUTH OF LONE CABBAGE FISH CAMP ...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS VIERA...ROCKLEDGE...MERRITT ISLAND AND CAPE CANAVERAL. IF THE STORM STRENGTHENS FURTHER...A WARNING WILL BE ISSUED.
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 7 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:20 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree branches and a basketball goal.
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