2 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 Oct 15, 8:40 AM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 940 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004 .DISCUSSION... ...STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH FLORIDA... CURRENTLY... A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION IS BEING FED BY A +100KT H25 DIGGING JET THAT EXTENDS FROM THE LWR MS VALLEY INTO THE PAC NW. THESE TWO WX FEATURES ARE CRANKING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH FL. AS OF MID MORNING...THE FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE SW GOMEX...ACROSS THE FL BIG BEND...INTO THE MID ATLC. A SQUALL LINE AHEAD OF THE FRONT EXTENDED FROM JUST N OF TAMPA TO ST. AUGUSTINE. THE FRONT WILL PLOW THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF FL TODAY AND SHOULD BE OFF THE ERN SEABOARD NO LATER THAN THIS EVENING. ZONE UPDATE WILL PRIMARILY FOCUS ON THE TIMING OF THE SQUALL LINE AS WELL AS THE CLEARING LINE BEHIND THE FRONT. && .MARINE... SCA CONDITIONS IN PLACE WITH BUOYS010/012 MEASURING S/SW WINDS 20KTS. SEAS AOB 5FT DUE TO THE OFFSHORE WIND COMPONENT...BUT AVG WV PDS BLO 4SEC ARE MAKING THE OPEN ATLC WATERS MUCH MORE TREACHOROUS THAN THE WAVE HEIGHTS ALONE WOULD IMPLY. WILL MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMETS TO THE 1ST PD WIND DIRECTION...NO OTHER CHANGES NECESSARY. && .FIRE WEATHER...DRIER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT SHOULD ALLOW AFTERNOON LOW RH VALUES TO DROP INTO THE 40-45 PERCENT RANGE NEXT FEW DAYS. && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FLAGLER BEACH TO JUPITER INLET. ...FLOOD WARNING MIDDLE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN. && SHORT TERM...LASCODY LONG TERM....BRAGAW
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 450 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004 AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 151930- 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- 450 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PENINSULA THIS MORNING AND TOWARD THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY CONTAIN WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ENDING THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST BY LATE MORNING AND BECOME WEST AT 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BUILD TO AROUND 6 FEET OFFSHORE BY LATE AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. ...RIVER FLOOD IMPACT... THE MIDDLE SAINT JOHNS RIVER BASIN CONTINUES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WITH A SLIGHT FALL IN THE RIVER LEVEL EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE RIVER WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE HOWEVER WITH ONLY A GRADUAL DECREASE IN THE WATER LEVEL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. VOLKMER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1057 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004 FLZ045-046-053-151545- ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE- 1057 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004 ...LINE OF SHOWERS WITH A FEW STRONG STORMS MOVING ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 4 CORRIDOR FROM SANFORD TO ORLANDO AND DISNEY... AT 1055 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS FROM APOPKA TO DISNEY WORLD...MOVING EAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH. THE INTERSTATE 4 CORRIDOR BETWEEN SANFORD...ORLANDO AND DISNEY WORLD CAN EXPECT A BRIEF PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES THROUGH 1145 AM. RL
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:05 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm wind gust to 53 knots (61 MPH) was reported at Orlando Executive Airport. One airplane was overturned and two others were damaged.
A thunderstorm wind gust overturned a vehicle in a driveway in the Lake Underhill area of Orlando.
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, October 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: 5427108, 5427109.