1 tornado, 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 Aug 8, 9:16 AM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1014 AM EDT SUN AUG 8 2004 .DISCUSSION... MORNING UPPER AIR SOUNDINGS INDICATED THAT CENTRAL FLORIDA REMAINS IN A VERY MOIST/WET ENVIRONMENT WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES WELL OVER 2 INCHES...2.44 AT THE CAPE AND 2.32 AT TAMPA BAY...WHILE THE MIAMI AND JACKSONVILLE SOUNDINGS WERE JUST UNDER 2 INCHES AT 1.92 AND 1.93 INCHES. LATEST SURFACE OBSERVATIONS PLACED A SURFACE BOUNDARY ACROSS CENTRAL VOLUSIA COUNTY/DAYTONA BEACH...EASTERN PORTIONS OF SEMINOLE AND ORANGE COUNTIES. RAINFALL RATES AND AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN IMPRESSIVE OVER NORTHEAST VOLUSIA COUNTY WHERE A FLOOD WARNING WAS ISSUED EARLIER THIS MORNING AND A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. WILL NOT CHANGE ONGOING FORECAST. THE BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON AND ACT AS A FOCUS FOR CONTINUED SHOWERS. EXPECT CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY TO START IN IN THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES WHERE DAY TIME HEATING WILL DESTABILIZE A VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE. STORMS SHOULD MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. WILL NEED TO WATCH THE COASTAL AREAS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS IN CASE A SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS AND ADDS LOW LEVEL ROTATION TO CELLS MOVING OVER THE INTRACOASTAL AND NEAR SHORE WATERS. .MARINE...STRONGER ONSHORE WINDS HAVE LIFTED NORTH OF THE MARINE AREA WITH COASTAL SITES REPORTING VEERING TREND TO SLY COMPONENT. WITH FORECAST UPDATE SEE NO NEED TO CONTINUE CAUTION OVER THE NORTHERN SEGMENT AS WINDS WL ACQUIRE OFFSHORE TENDENCY. EXPECT SEAS TO SLOWLY DIMINISH ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE CAPE. ADDITIONALLY... AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE MOVING OFFSHORE FROM THE MAINLAND CREATING A POTENTIAL MARINE HAZARD. && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLOOD WATCH FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY UNTIL 4 PM EDT. SHORT TERM...WIMMER LONG TERM...PENDERGRAST
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 500 AM EDT SUN AUG 8 2004 AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 081900- 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- 500 AM EDT SUN AUG 8 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE... ...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...FLOOD IMPACT... DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE AND A SLOWLY LIFTING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS TO MOVE ONSHORE INTO VOLUSIA COUNTY TODAY. LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WHERE SHOWER BANDS CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE SAME AREA. ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY BE EVEN HIGHER NEAR THE COAST. SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY...DEEP MOISTURE AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL ALLOW NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL LEAD TO THE THREAT FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH SHOWERS AND STORMS TODAY. STORMS SOUTH OF THE MELBOURNE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THERE IS A VERY LOW THREAT FOR A WATERSPOUT OR FUNNEL CLOUD TO DEVELOP NEAR THE COAST WHERE THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE IS ABLE TO FORM...MAINLY SOUTH OF MELBOURNE. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... A NORTHEAST SWELL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A MODERATE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES. ALWAYS REMEMBER TO SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS AS THEY MOVE OFFSHORE SOUTH OF THE CAPE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. ...WATERSPOUT IMPACT... THERE IS A VERY LOW THREAT FOR A SHOWER OR STORM TO PRODUCE A WATERSPOUT ACROSS THE INTRACOASTAL OR ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY. THERE IS A SLIGHTLY HIGHER CHANCE ALONG THE VOLUSIA COUNTY COAST WHERE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE ONSHORE. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... ONSHORE WINDS NORTH OF THE CAPE TODAY WILL BUILD SEAS TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH A NORTHEAST SWELL. SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS THIS WEEK. SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON THAT WILL MOVE TOWARD THE EAST COAST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. RAINFALL SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 3 INCHES. VOLKMER
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:45 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A waterspout made landfall along the beach in Daytona Beach damaging the roof of a house and blowing branches out of trees. Witnesses saw the spout come ashore.
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