1 rip current, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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 22, 8:18 AM EST, 4 hours 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 918 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2005 .DISCUSSION... MORNING SOUNDINGS ARE MOIST WITH TBW/XMR PWATS WITHIN 0.10 EITHER SIDE OF 2 INCHES. DEEP FEED OF MOISTURE STILL EXTENDING BACK TO NEAR WRN CUBA/YUCATAN REGION AND ANOTHER SPEED MAX IN UPPER JET NEARING SW FL COAST AT PRESENT. AREAS OVER NORTHERN INTERIOR WILL HAVE SOME BREAKS OF SUNSHINE THIS MORNING THEN STORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG BOUNDARIES THIS AFTERNOON. FLOODING/LIGHTNING WILL CONTINUE AS MAIN THREATS...BUT SOME LINGERING COOL/DRY AIR IN MID LEVELS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN A FEW STORMS. CLOUDS WITH ON AND OFF SHOWERS AND FEW STORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY IN THE SOUTH. CURRENT FORECAST FEATURING HIGHEST POPS IN THE SOUTH STILL LOOKS ON TRACK. WILL ONLY MAKE A FEW MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO GRIDS/ZONES THIS MORNING. && .MARINE...LIGHT FLOW ACROSS THE WATERS THIS MORNING WITH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. A FOUR FOOT NE SWELL CONTINUES A BUOY 41009. STORM COVERAGE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE HIGHER S OF COCOA BEACH INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS THE SRN MARINE LEG. LITTLE CHANGE ON UPDATE. && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM...GLITTO LONG TERM....VOLKMER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE MELBOURNE FL 530 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2005 AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 230930- 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- 530 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SCATTERED LIGHTNING STORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA...MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ORLANDO TO THE CAPE. THE FOCUS FOR STRONG STORMS WILL SHIFT TO THE INTERIOR COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AS THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY WORKS ITS WAY WESTWARD. LIGHTNING WILL REMAIN THE BIGGEST THREAT FROM THESE STORMS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS DRIER AIR WORKS INTO THE REGION. ...FLOOD IMPACT... SOME LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE BETWEEN TWO AND THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL IN SLOW MOVING STORMS. FLOODING OF URBAN ROADWAYS AND OTHER POORLY DRAINED LOW LYING AREAS MAY OCCUR AS A RESULT. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... THE PRESENCE OF A 3 TO 4 FOOT SWELL OFFSHORE WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS AT THE ATLANTIC BEACHES TODAY. CHECK WITH THE BEACH PATROL FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...AND SWIM ONLY NEAR A MANNED LIFEGUARD TOWER. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY SOUTH OF COCOA BEACH...HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS TODAY. IF THREATENING WEATHER SUDDENLY DEVELOPS OR APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION...BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR QUICKLY. ...WATERSPOUT IMPACT... ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF WATERSPOUTS. THE CHANCE FOR A WATERSPOUT TO DEVELOP WILL DECREASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE DAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... STORMS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE THURSDAY. SCATTERED AFTERNOON LIGHTNING STORMS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 108 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2005 FLZ045-046-147-221745- NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-ORANGE-SEMINOLE- 108 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2005 ...STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL OVER EASTERN ORANGE COUNTY... AT 105 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL OVER EASTERN ORANGE COUNTY NEAR CHRISTMAS. THE STORM WAS DRIFTING NORTHEAST TOWARD EASTERN SEMINOLE COUNTY. OTHER STORMS WERE STRENGTHENING OVER NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY WEST OF TITUSVILLE AND MIMS. IF ANY OF THESE STORMS STRENGTHEN FURTHER...A WARNING WILL BE ISSUED. 52
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 21 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:44 UTC.
1 rip current, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A 53 year old woman drowned in a rip current while trying to rescue a small child.
A man was injured by lightning while outside in the City of Orlando.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Brevard | 2005-06-22 | 53 | Female | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, June 2005
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: 5461604, 5461605.