2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 May 24, 10:27 AM EST, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1127 AM EDT TUE MAY 24 2005 .DISCUSSION...A BAND OF CLOUDS OVER NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS MORNING AS SHOWN ON SATELLITE IMAGERY IS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAKENING BAND OF PREFRONTAL MOISTURE. HOWEVER THE SOUNDING THIS MORNING AT THE CAPE SHOWS A DRY LAYER FROM H1000-H850. ANY SEABREEZE FORMATION THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE PINNED TO THE COASTLINE. ONLY MINOR CHANGES TO FORECAST THIS MORNING TO REFLECT THE MOVEMENT OF THE CLOUD BAND THROUGH THE AREA. OTHERWISE...PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES FOR THE AREA WITH 20 PERCENT POPS FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. && .MARINE...SAINT AUGUSTINE WEATHER BUOY WAS RECORDING WEST WINDS AT 17-23 KNOTS AND 4 FOOT SEAS AND BUOY 009 WAS RECORDING WEST WINDS 12-16 KNOTS AND 3 FOOT SEAS/10 SECOND PERIOD. GRADIENT OVER NORTHERN WATERS WILL TIGHTEN TONIGHT AS DISSIPATING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WORKS ITS WAY DOWN THE COASTAL WATERS. AFTERNOON MARINE GRIDS LOOK OK AS THEY ADVERTISE EXERCISE CAUTION...15-19 KNOTS...WINDS OVER THE FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH LEG AND A LITTLE LESS SOUTH OF COCOA BEACH. && .AVIATION... && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...MOSES/SHARP LONG TERM....WIMMER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 105 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2005 AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 250200- 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- 105 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEAKENING COLD FRONT SAGS INTO THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. HOWEVER...LATEST ANALYSES INDICATE THAT IF STORMS DO OCCUR THAT A FEW MAY BECOME STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. ALSO...IT IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR AN ISOLATED STORM TO BECOME SEVERE AS THE LOCAL ATMOSPHERE BECOMES A BIT MORE UNSTABLE IN THE AFTERNOON HEAT. STORMS WILL BE STEERED TOWARD THE EAST...TOWARD THE ATLANTIC COAST. REMEMBER...LIGHTING MAKES EVERY THUNDERSTORM A POTENTIAL KILLER...EVEN IF IT PRODUCES ONLY A FEW BOLTS. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... A DIMINISHING EASTERLY SWELL WILL COMBINE WITH LOCAL AND ASTRONOMICAL EFFECTS TO PRODUCE A LOW THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. ALWAYS SWIM WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY FROM COCOA BEACH NORTHWARD TO FLAGLER BEACH. THE STORMS WILL BE MOVING OFFSHORE AND PRODUCE LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. BOATERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO KEEP AN EYE TO THE WESTERN SKY AND WEAR APPROVED FLOTATION DEVICES. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE MARINE WARNINGS VIA NOAA WEATHER RADIO. ...WATERSPOUT IMPACT... LOCALIZED BOUNDARIES IN VICINITY OF THE COASTAL ZONE FROM SEBASTIAN INLET NORTHWARD WILL SUPPORT A VERY LOW THREAT FOR WATERSPOUTS. BOATERS ARE TO BE ADVISED...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE PORTS...INLETS...AND INTRACOASTAL WATERS. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... A WESTERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 KNOTS EXPECTED OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS NORTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL AND UP TO 15 KNOTS ELSEWHERE. THE OFFSHORE WIND COMPONENT WILL GENERATE CHOPPY CONDITIONS OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS WITHIN A FEW MILES OF THE COAST. DUE TO THE ROUGH CONDITIONS...SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN NEGOTIATING THE INLETS AND TO REMAIN WITHIN SIGHT OF THE COAST TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... GENERAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS WEEKEND AS THE FLORIDA WEATHER PATTERN GRADUALLY SHIFTS INTO ITS RAINY SEASON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. DS/AM
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:16 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A 27 year old man was seriously injured by lightning while in a wooded area near Edgewater.
The Sanford airport ASOS recorded a wind gust to 67 knots (76 mph).
Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree branches and produced small hail in Deltona.
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, May 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: 5450791, 5450792, 5450793.