5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 Apr 8, 9:57 AM EST, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1050 AM EDT THU APR 8 2004 .DISCUSSION... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 5 PM FOR LAKE...VOLUSIA...ORANGE AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES... LINE OF STORMS A FEW OF WHICH ARE SUPERCELLS MOVING FROM THE GULF INTO N CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE ATTM. SHRT/WV JET STREAK WORKING ON LIMITED MOISTURE BUT ENUF IN THE LOW LEVELS TO SUPPORT ORGANIZED CONVECTION. LOW LEVEL SHEAR PROFILE SUPPORTS ROTATING STORMS WITH WIND GUSTS AND HAIL PRIMARY THREATS. CANNOT RULE OUT ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT HOWEVER MAINLY OVER THE FAR N WHERE UPPER DYNAMICS CAN ACT ON LOW LEVEL SHEAR. WILL UPDATE FORECASTS AND HWO FOR INC SVR THREAT. && .MARINE... WILL CONTINUE SCEC THIS AFTN. WINDS AT 41009 NEAR 20KTS BUT RUC INDICATES P-GRAD SLACKENS SLIGHTLY THIS AFTN. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL RESTRICT HIGHER SEAS TO WELL OFFSHORE. WIND GUSTS FOR THUNDER ALREADY IN FCST. CONVECTION MOVING OFFSHORE SHOULD WEAKEN QUICKLY AS IT ENCOUNTERS COOL SHELF WATERS. && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && BLOTTMAN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1145 AM EDT THU APR 8 2004 AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 082100- COASTAL VOLUSIA-COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET OUT TO 20 NM- FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH OUT TO 20 NM-INDIAN RIVER- INLAND VOLUSIA-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE- ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE- 1107 AM EDT THU APR 8 2004 .DAY ONE... ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING AROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES AND THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO WAS PRODUCING A LINE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH FLORIDA. AS THE LINE OF STORMS MOVES EAST DURING THE DAY... THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS. SOME OF THE STORMS OVER THE NORTHERN COUNTIES MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 55 MPH AND HAIL NICKEL SIZE OR LARGER. DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY ALL THE STORMS. THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A BRIEF TORNADO OVER NORTH LAKE AND INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTIES. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... WEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL GENERATE SEAS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET SEAS NEARSHORE...AND UP TO 6 FEET OFFSHORE. IN ADDITION...THE OFFSHORE WIND COMPONENT WILL CREATE CHOPPY SEAS WITH WAVE PERIODS NEAR OR BELOW 5 SECONDS. SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXCERCISE CAUTION OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC TODAY AND REMAIN CLOSE TO SHORE IF POSSIBLE. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OFF THE MAINLAND BETWEEN FLAGLER BEACH AND COCOA BEACH MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AS THEY MOVE EAST AT 20 MPH. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 40 KNOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS FLORIDA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM MAY GENERATE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH DEADLY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS AS THE SYSTEM PULLS A COLD FRONT INTO FLORIDA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN NETWORKS ARE REQUESTED TO ACTIVATE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...VOLUSIA...LAKE...ORANGE...SEMINOLE. WIMMER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1230 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004 FLZ041-141-081715- COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY- 1230 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004 ...STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS FROM 40 TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ACROSS VOLUSIA COUNTY... AT 1228 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL OVER BARBERVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS DELAND...SPRUCE CREEK AND TOWARD THE COAST NEAR NEW SMYRNA BEACH THROUGH 115 PM. 15
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:00 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds blew down about 10 trees damaging three houses in the Deleon Springs area.
Thunderstorm winds produced widespread damage to a mobile home community southwest of Osteen. Many of the homes had damage to attached sun rooms, awnings and sheds. About 15 trees were blown down. The event was accompanied by a large amount of small hail.
Thunderstorms passed over Osteen blowing down numerous trees and damaging a large sign on a western products store.
Thunderstorm winds blew down three trees north of Orlando International Airport on US Highway 436.
Nickel to quarter size hail was reported in the Cocoa and Rockledge areas.
A wind gust to 51 knots was observed at Patrick AFB.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, April 2004
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: 5393491, 5393492, 5393493, 5393494, 5393495, 5393496, 5393497.