1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. 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 May 3, 7:39 PM EST, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 839 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005 .DISCUSSION... ISOLATED STRONG STORMS CONTINUE AFTER DARKNESS WITH TRANSPORT WINDS FAVORABLE TO KEEP SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST COAST WELL INTO THE NIGHT. THE SURFACE BOUNDARY IN PLACE OVER THE SOUTHERN PENINSULA IS FORECAST TO REMAIN THE FOCAL POINT FOR ADTL PCPN AS IS LIFTS NORTH OVERNIGHT. WILL MAKE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS TO FIRST PERIOD ELEMENTS BASED ON RADAR TRENDS AND FORTHCOMING MODEL AND SOUNDING GUID. SCATTERED POPS WL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST WITH GENERAL INCREASE IN COVERAGE ONCE AGAIN ON WED AS WAVE/LOW SHOWS FURTHER DEVELOPMENT NEAR THE AREA. SEVERE STORMS EARLIER PRODUCED VERY LARGE HAIL DUE TO STEEP LAPSE RATES AND COLD AIR ALOFT. H5 TEMP REMAINS @ -13C ON THE 22Z XMR SOUNDING. REFER TO EVENT STORM REPORT FOR PARTICULARS ON THIS AFTERNOON STORMS. && .MARINE... SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS WILL PRODUCE HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS AS THEY MOVE OFFSHORE THIS EVENING. MAIN WEATHER CONCERN WILL BE INCREASE IN GRADIENT WINDS AS WE GET INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. WL UPDATE ONLY FIRST PERIOD FORECAST WITH A FEW MINOR ADJUSTMENTS. && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && PENDERGRAST
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 942 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005 AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 040900- 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- 942 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE COMBINED WITH A NORTHWARD ADVANCING WARM FRONT WILL RESULT IN THE REDEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS IS EXPECTED THROUGH ABOUT 1 AM...WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. THE MAIN THREAT FROM STORMS OVERNIGHT WILL BE LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS...UP TO 40 MPH NEAR THE STRONGEST STORMS. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND EVEN SOME SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH A FEW OF THE STORMS. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL MOVE EAST AT 20 MPH OFFSHORE THE MAINLAND AND WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE INTRACOASTAL AND COASTAL WATERS...MAINLY THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS...ROUGH SEAS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND LOW VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR NEAR THE STRONGEST STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A HIGH LIKELIHOOD FOR STORMS WILL EXIST ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WEDNESDAY...WITH A LESSER CHANCE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIGHTNING...SOME OF THE STORMS ON WEDNESDAY AND POSSIBLY THURSDAY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER THIS EVENING AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. SPRATT
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
616 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM HAIL POINCIANA 28.15N 81.45W
05/03/2005 1.00 INCH OSCEOLA FL TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTS OF DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
&&
MRTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
637 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0637 PM HAIL FORT DRUM 27.53N 80.81W
05/03/2005 0.75 INCH OKEECHOBEE FL TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
MRTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
835 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0203 PM HAIL 4 SSE HOBE SOUND 27.01N 80.11W
05/03/2005 1.75 INCH MARTIN FL PARK/FOREST SRVC
RANGER AT JOHNATHON DICKINSON STATE PARK REPORTED GOLF
BALL HAIL FROM 1403 TO 1408
0405 PM HAIL BASINGER 27.40N 81.02W
05/03/2005 0.88 INCH OKEECHOBEE FL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT OF NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
0553 PM HAIL 20 S KISSIMMEE 28.01N 81.41W
05/03/2005 1.00 INCH POLK FL PARK/FOREST SRVC
DIVISION OF FORESTRY REPORTED DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL
ON AND NEAR LAKE HATCHINEHA IN OSCEOLA AND POLK COUNTIES.
0600 PM HAIL BASINGER 27.40N 81.02W
05/03/2005 0.88 INCH OKEECHOBEE FL PUBLIC
SECOND ROUND OF HAIL IN AND AROUND THE BASINGER AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. PUBLIC REPORT.
0600 PM HAIL LAKE WALES 27.90N 81.59W
05/03/2005 1.75 INCH POLK FL PUBLIC
0605 PM TSTM WND DMG BASINGER 27.40N 81.02W
05/03/2005 OKEECHOBEE FL TRAINED SPOTTER
10 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN AND 1 INCH HAIL IN BASINGER
AREA.
0610 PM HAIL POINCIANA 28.15N 81.45W
05/03/2005 1.00 INCH OSCEOLA FL TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTS OF DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
0637 PM HAIL FORT DRUM 27.53N 80.81W
05/03/2005 0.75 INCH OKEECHOBEE FL TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
FXDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
835 PM EDT TUE MAY 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0203 PM HAIL 4 SSE HOBE SOUND 27.01N 80.11W
05/03/2005 1.75 INCH MARTIN FL PARK/FOREST SRVC
RANGER AT JOHNATHON DICKINSON STATE PARK REPORTED GOLF
BALL HAIL FROM 1403 TO 1408
0405 PM HAIL BASINGER 27.40N 81.02W
05/03/2005 0.88 INCH OKEECHOBEE FL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT OF NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
0553 PM HAIL 20 S KISSIMMEE 28.01N 81.41W
05/03/2005 1.00 INCH OSCEOLA FL PARK/FOREST SRVC
DIVISION OF FORESTRY REPORTED DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL
ON AND NEAR LAKE HATCHINEHA IN OSCEOLA AND POLK COUNTIES.
0600 PM HAIL BASINGER 27.40N 81.02W
05/03/2005 0.88 INCH OKEECHOBEE FL PUBLIC
SECOND ROUND OF HAIL IN AND AROUND THE BASINGER AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. PUBLIC REPORT.
0600 PM HAIL LAKE WALES 27.90N 81.59W
05/03/2005 1.75 INCH OSCEOLA FL PUBLIC
ON THE OSCEOLA POLK COUNTY BORDER
0605 PM TSTM WND DMG BASINGER 27.40N 81.02W
05/03/2005 OKEECHOBEE FL TRAINED SPOTTER
10 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN AND 1 INCH HAIL IN BASINGER
AREA.
0610 PM HAIL POINCIANA 28.15N 81.45W
05/03/2005 1.00 INCH OSCEOLA FL TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTS OF DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
0637 PM HAIL FORT DRUM 27.53N 80.81W
05/03/2005 0.75 INCH OKEECHOBEE FL TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
FXD/MRTSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 850 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005 FLZ047-147-040130- NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY- 850 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL OVER CENTRAL BREVARD COUNTY... AT 844 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VIERA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS ...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING INCLUDE SUNTREE...VIERA... ROCKLEDGE AND MERRITT ISLAND. JP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 948 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005 FLZ058-040215- OKEECHOBEE- 948 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL MOVING ACROSS OKEECHOBEE COUNTY... AT 945 PM...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST OKEECHOBEE COUNTY AND JUST WEST OF OKEECHOBEE TOWN. THE STORMS WILL MOVE EAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL PRODUCE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES...VERY HEAVY BUT BRIEF RAINFALL...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. REMAIN IN A SAFE LOCATION INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SPRATT
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:28 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A small F0 tornado briefly touched down near Basinger blowing over a few trees. One inch hail was also reported in the area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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