1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Jun 7, 1:00 PM EST, 4 hours 37 minutes earlier.
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 2 PM EDT SAT JUN 7 2003 CURRENTLY...SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED STORMS WERE MOVING NORTH TOWARD THE REGION AND WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. RAPID MOTION TO ACTIVITY WL GIVE MOST AREAS ON AND OFF PCPN AND HEAVY RAIN CONCERN WL BE LIMITED TO TRAINING OF SEPARATE CELLS OVER THE SAME AREA. TONIGHT/SUN...OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER N FL AND EXTENDING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO REMAINS ORIENTED JUST NORTH OF THE AREA WITH DEEP MOISTURE AND SURFACE CONVERGENCE FOCUSING SOMEWHAT HIGHER RAIN CHANCES OVER THE NORTHERN COUNTY AREA. GUID POPS AGREE WITH HIGHEST NOS OVER N FL AND OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES OVERNIGHT. SOME UPPER SUPPORT ALSO INDICATED WITH A WEAK IMPULSE/VORT MAX RIDING NE ALONG THE FRONTAL ZONE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ELSEWHERE SCATTERED SHOWERS WL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING WITH PWS REMAINING NEARLY 2 AREAWIDE INTO SUNDAY. FOR SUNDAY LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION OF DEEP MOISTURE OVER PENINSULA WITH SW FLOW ALOFT KEEPING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND AFTERNOON STORMS IN THE REGION FROM AFTERNOON INTO NIGHTFALL. MON...AVN/ETA SHOW DRYING TREND FROM N-S MON AND WILL REDUCE POPS INTO SCT CATEGORY WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER NOS SOUTH. AXIS OF HIGHER MOISTURE SHRINKS WITH TIME AND LOCATION NEAR AND SOUTH OF LAKE OKEE BY MON NIGHT. TUE-EXTENDED...SUMMERTIME PATTERN IN EARNEST WITH ATLANTIC RIDGE AXIS INITIALLY OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA. SEA BREEZE INITIATED CONVECTION EACH DAY WITH LIGHT WINDS PREVAILING OVER INTERIOR AND DIURNAL STORMS. RIDGE AXIS SHOWS MOVEMENT NORTH OF AREA AT MIDWEEK ...KEEPING MOISTURE PIPELINE FROM TROPICS OPEN. AN EASTERLY WAVE CURRENTLY AROUND 68W MAY INFLUENCE CLOUD COVER AND MARINE SHOWERS AROUND MIDWEEK BUT A LITTLE TOO EARLY TO FORECAST ANY SPECIFICS RELATED TO FEATURE. MARINE...WILL KEEP CAUTION OVERNIGHT FOR THE NORTHERN SEGMENT AS WINDS STILL ADVERTISED AT LEAST 15 TO 20 KT NORTH OF THE CAPE. WINDS WL VEER INCREASINGLY OFFSHORE INTO SUNDAY AND NOT ANTICIPATING HIGHLIGHTS AFTER TONIGHT AS RIDGE AXIS BECOMES ORIENTED OVER THE WATERS EARLY IN THE WEEK. PRELIM TEMPS/POPS DAB TT 073/088 072/088 074 67552 MCO TT 073/090 073/091 073 67552 MLB TT 073/088 073/089 074 56463 VRB TT 073/088 072/088 075 56463 44 .MLB...NONE. PUBLIC/MARINE...PENDERGRAST AVIATION/FIRE...BLOTTMAN
AMZ550-555-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-072100- EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1155 AM EDT SAT JUN 7 2003 .DAY ONE...TODAY: HIGH AMOUNTS OF ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HEAT TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING STORMS ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AND SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PUSH STORMS NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH INTO THE EVENING. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WITHIN THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. REMEMBER...HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN FLOOD LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS QUICKLY...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH A FLOODED ROADWAY. WINDS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS WILL INCREASE INTO TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES TOWARD THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE COUNTRY. SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION NORTH OF COCOA BEACH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY: TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MONDAY CONTINUING THE THREAT FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES. BY MID WEEK...THE BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING STORMS WILL CONTINUE...EARLY IN THE DAY ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS INLAND AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY. FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. JP
FLZ047-071915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 236 PM EDT SAT JUN 7 2003 ...STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OVER SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY... AT 233 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER CAMP HOLLY FISH CAMP...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS INCLUDE...MELBOURNE...INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH AND PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE. IF THE STORM BECOMES SEVERE...A WARNING WILL BE ISSUED. PB
FLZ147-072015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 329 PM EDT SAT JUN 7 2003 ...STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH OVER NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY... AT 324 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER MIMS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY INCLUDING SCOTTSMOOR THROUGH 400 PM. PB
FLZ141-072015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 332 PM EDT SAT JUN 7 2003 ...STRONG STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OVER EASTERN VOLUSIA COUNTY... AT 329 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS FROM DAYTONA BEACH TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MAYTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS INCLUDE ELDORA...APOLLO BEACH AND WILBUR BY THE SEA. PB
FLZ045-046-144-072315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 629 PM EDT SAT JUN 7 2003 ...STRONG STORMS WILL AFFECT PORTION OF ORANGE AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM WITH HIGH WIND GUSTS... AT 625 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG STORMS FROM FERNDALE TO APOPKA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE WINDS OVER 40 MPH...HEAVY RAINFALL NEAR ONE INCH IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL ACROSS ORANGE AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES AS THEY TRACK TOWARDS ROCK SPRINGS...PLYMOUTH...WEKIVA SPRINGS...LAKE MARY...AND SANFORD. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STRONG STORMS PASS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS. SPRATT
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:38 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Local law enforcement and the general public reported a funnel cloud over Lake Apopka.
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, June 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: 5361819.