Hail, Volusia
- When
- October 19, 7:41 PM EST
- Where
- Volusia County, Maytown
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 28.817, -80.950
Large hail reportedly damaged cars in Maytown.
Hail in Florida, October 19, 2004
1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What forecasters said that day
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 Oct 19, 1:30 PM EST, 6 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 19, 1:30 PM EST, 6 hours 11 minutes before
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 230 PM EDT TUE OCT 19 2004 .DISCUSSION... CURRENTLY... VIS IMAGERY SHOWS A MIX OF DIURNAL CU BUILDUPS ALONG WITH JET CI/CS STREAMING OVHD FROM UPSTREAM H25 DIVG. KMLB 88D HAS BEEN SHOWING SMALL SHOWERS POPPING UP SINCE 16Z...ESPEC ALONG LOCAL MESO BDRYS (SEA/LAKE BREEZES). HOWEVER...THEY HAVE BEEN ENTRAINING DRY AIR ABOVE H85 AND ARE WEAKENING JUST AS RAPIDLY AS THEY FORM. THROUGH TONIGHT... ANTICIPATE ISOLD DIURNAL SHRA TO DISSIPATE BY 00Z...THOUGH WILL LET EVENING SHIFT MAKE A QUICK FINAL CALL IF RADAR TRENDS DICTATE SMALL POPS THIS EVENING. AS THE SRN STREAM H50 TROUGH AND ATTENDANT JET MAXIMA DROP ESE...SFC PRESSURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL FROM THE DELMARVA AND CAROLINAS EWD INTO THE ATLC. PWATS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE IN STRENGTHENING SW FLOW AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPING FRONTAL BDRY OVERNIGHT. AS THE PREV SHIFT DID....HAVE KEPT LATE PRE-FRONTAL POPS CONFINED TO THE NRN CWA...WITH A SLIGHT CHC AS FAR SOUTH AS METRO ORLANDO. WED... SHORTWAVE TROUGH IN THE SOUTHERN STREAM WL AMPLIFY WHILE PASSING NORTH OF THE STATE. TROUGH AXIS LOOKS TO MOVE EAST OF THE AREA EARLY IN THE DAY AND LATEST GFS IS MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH EASTERN MOVEMENT OF FEATURE AND ASCD DEVELOPING SFC LOW. A TRAILING VORT AXIS AND ASCD SFC MOIST CONV AXIS WL MOVE SWD THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON IN PSEUDO FRONTAL FASHION. DEWPOINTS ONLY EXPECTED TO DROP A FEW DEGREES BEHIND WLY WIND SHIFT. WL KEEP SCT POPS IN FORECAST WITH MENTION OF ISOLD THUNDER POSSIBLE. THU/FRI... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WL BUILD DOWN FROM THE MID ATLC COAST IN THE WAKE OF RETREATING COASTAL LOW. A NNE WIND SURGE WITH DEVELOPING BREEZY CONDITIONS WL LIKELY BRING A SIGNIFICANT MARINE INFLUENCE EACH DAY WITH ASCD STRATO CU AND ISOLD SHOWERS ALONG THE ECFL COAST DURING THE DAY ON THU. HAVE KEPT ISOLD POPS IN FCST FOR STRATO CU SHOWERS. TEMP RANGE WL BE MODERATED BY WATER TEMPS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST WITH MID 80S OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS. NO MENTION OF POPS FOR FRI ATTM AS MOISTURE WL BE CONFINED TO A FAIRLY LOW LAYER. SAT-SUN... ANOTHER PLEASANT WEEKEND ON TAP WITH NE FLOW AND PROGRESSIVELY WEAKER WINDS. A HIGH CENTER WL PINCH OFF FROM THE EAST COAST RIDGE AND DRIFT SOUTH OVER THE STATE FROM THE APPALACHIAN REGION. TEMPS NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMO NOS. EXTENDED...A WEAK FRONT LOOKS TO MOVE THROUGH ON MON WITH LITTLE NOTICE. HIGH PRESSURE LOOKS TO REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE EASTERN CONUS INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AND WL INDICATE A DRY FSCT WITH COTD W TO NW FLOW. && .MARINE... DEEP LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPMENT OFF THE US EAST COAST LATE IN THE WEEK AND HEADLINES OF SOME SORT BECOMING MORE LIKELY AROUND FRI AS LONG FETCH UP THE EAST COAST WILL BRING LARGER SEAS TO THE WATERS. CURRENT WAVE WATCH PREDICTIONS INDICATE AN ENVELOPE OF 3+ METER SEAS ON FRI WITH SLOW DECAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. UNTIL THEN OFFSHORE WINDS WILL KEEP HIGHER SEAS CONFINED OVER THE OPEN WATERS AWAY FROM THE COAST INTO THU. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 73 85 69 82 / 30 50 10 20 MCO 72 84 67 86 / 20 40 10 10 MLB 73 84 71 84 / 10 40 10 20 VRB 72 85 70 85 / 10 40 10 20 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WARNING MIDDLE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN. && SHORT-TERM...CRISTALDI LONG-TERM...PENDERGRAST
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 19, 3:01 AM EST, 16 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 401 AM EDT TUE OCT 19 2004 AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 192000- 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- 401 AM EDT TUE OCT 19 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...RIVER FLOOD IMPACT... THE MIDDLE SAINT JOHNS RIVER BASIN CONTINUES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND IS FORECAST TO REMAIN NEARLY STEADY INTO NEXT WEEK WITH ONLY A VERY SLIGHT FALL IN THE RIVER LEVEL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. BLOTTMAN
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 19, 4:36 PM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 536 PM EDT TUE OCT 19 2004 FLZ044-192215- NORTHERN LAKE- 536 PM EDT TUE OCT 19 2004 ...STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL OVER NORTHEASTERN LAKE COUNTY... AT 533 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL LOCATED OVER MID FLORIDA LAKES WERE MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. UMATILLA...EUSTIS... MOUNT PLYMOUTH AND CASSIA COULD EXPERIENCE BRIEF WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL THE NEXT HALF HOUR. IF THE STORM STRENGTHENS FURTHER...A WARNING WILL BE ISSUED. 67
Special weather statement, Oct 19, 7:02 PM EST, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 802 PM EDT TUE OCT 19 2004 FLZ141-200045- COASTAL VOLUSIA- 802 PM EDT TUE OCT 19 2004 ...STRONG STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH OVER SOUTHEASTERN VOLUSIA COUNTY... AT 758 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF PONCE INLET TO NEW SMYRNA BEACH TO JUST EAST OF LAKE ASHBY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS INCLUDE EDGEWATER...APOLLO BEACH AND OAK HILL. RL
Special weather statement, Oct 19, 7:29 PM EST, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 829 PM EDT TUE OCT 19 2004 FLZ147-200115- NORTHERN BREVARD- 829 PM EDT TUE OCT 19 2004 ...STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL OVER NORTH CENTRAL BREVARD COUNTY... AT 826 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAULOVER CANAL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL INCLUDE...MIMS...SCOTTSMOOR AND THE MERRITT ISLAND WILDLIFE REFUGE. IF THE STORM STRENGTHENS FURTHER...A WARNING WILL BE ISSUED. 67
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:41 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm and Heavy Rain in California, October 19 to 20, 2004
- Flash Flooding in California, October 19 to 20, 2004
- Damaging Wind in California, October 19, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Florida, October 19, 2004
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, October 19, 2004
- Flash Flood in Alabama, October 19, 2004
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Mississippi, October 19, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Alabama, October 19, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Florida, October 19, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, October 19, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, October 19, 2004
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, October 19, 2004
More
Every storm in Florida in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, October 2004
Sources
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: 5427110.