1 tornado, 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 Aug 24, 1:21 PM EST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 221 PM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 .DISCUSSION... TONIGHT...NUMEROUS SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA ATTM. THE BULK OF THE ACTIVITY HAS BEEN IN THE FORM OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING WILL REMAIN THE MAIN HAZARD WITH THESE STORMS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL LINGER WELL PAST DARKNESS WITH A TAPERING OFF OF ACTIVITY FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE EVENING. A SMALL POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A FEW STRONG STORMS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE EAST COAST THIS AFTERNOON. WL KEEP SCT SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS THE AREA WITH AN END TO SHOWERS BY 11 PM. EXPECT A GRADUAL DISSIPATION OF UPR CLOUDS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AND LOWS WILL AVERAGE IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S WITH VERY LIGHT W TO SW WINDS. FRI...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE TO THE SOUTH WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED WESTERLY FLOW (THOUGH WEAKENING A BIT) AND MOISTURE LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN A HIGH COVERAGE OF SHOWERS/STORMS AGAIN. MOS IS AROUND 70 PERCENT AND DO NOT SEE ANY REASON TO DIVERGE SINCE THE COVERAGE IS HIGH TODAY AND LITTLE CHANGE IS INDICATED IN THE PATTERN. WEEKEND...LATEST GFS SHOWS NORTHERN STREAM NOW BEING MORE ZONAL AND HENCE THE SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF THE CONTINENTAL HIGH IS MUCH WEAKER. THE ASSOCIATED WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS NOT FORECAST TO DROP AS FAR TO THE SOUTH. THE UKMET SHOWS A WEAK DEFINITION OF THE BOUNDARY ALSO BUT IS STRONGER WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDING DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD...WITH A LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING SUNDAY. THE ETA/NAM/WRF HOWEVER IS MUCH FURTHER TO THE SOUTH WITH THE BOUNDARY AND STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW...BUT GIVEN THE TIME OF YEAR (WARM WATERS) THINK THAT IT IS WAY TOO FAR SOUTH AND WOULD TEND TO FAVOR THE GFS MODEL TREND. THIS CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH THE FORECAST AS IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE WE WILL GET INTO AN EAST FLOW BY SUNDAY AS PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED. INSTEAD A WEAK LOW LEVEL RIDGE AXIS MAY STAY ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. MOISTURE VALUES SHOULD CONTINUE AT OR ABOVE NORMAL BUT INSTABILITY STILL LOOKS MARGINAL WITH RATHER WARM TEMPS ALOFT. STEERING FLOW WILL WEAKEN WHICH WOULD FAVOR THE INTERIOR FOR AFTERNOON STORMS... THOUGH PROBABLY NOT AS FAR INLAND AS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. HAVE ADJUSTED INTERIOR POPS UP TO LIKELY ON SAT AS I DO NOT SEE MUCH CHANGE IN MOISTURE/INSTABILITY LEVELS. WILL STAY WITH SCATTERED POPS FOR SUNDAY WITH MAIN CHANCES BEING IN THE AFTERNOON OVER THE INTERIOR. HOWEVER...UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. WILL PUSH CONVECTIVE DEBRIS INLAND...WHICH WOULD BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKBUILDING STORMS TO THE COASTAL ZONES. MON-THU...GIVEN UNCERTAINTY IN THE SHORT RANGE...DO NOT PLAN TO CHANGE THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST. HOWEVER IF THE LATEST MODEL TREND PANS OUT...WE WONT BE GETTING INTO MUCH OF AN EASTERLY FLOW REGIME. ALSO...THE GFS IS INDICATING A MID/UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE SETTLING OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND FLORIDA...KEEPING THE STRONG TROPICAL WAVE/INCIPIENT TROPICAL SYSTEM CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE WINDWARD ISLANDS WELL TO OUR SOUTH. && .MARINE...ASIDE FROM SCT STORMS MOVING OFFSHORE THIS EVENING...NO SIG WX THROUGH FRIDAY. LIGHT OFFSHORE COMPONENT DURING THE OVERNIGHT WILL BECOME ONSHORE BY MID DAY ON FRIDAY. SEAS LESS THAN 3 FT ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRI. MODELS LOOK LIKE THEY ARE TRENDING TOWARDS WEAKER AND A SHORTER PERIOD OF ONSHORE FLOW. THEREFORE WILL STAY WITH WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SEAS ALSO DONT LOOK LIKE A MAJOR CONCERN WITH WAVE WATCH SHOWING 3 FEET OR LESS. WEAKENING OF OFFSHORE STEERING FLOW IS EXPECTED SATURDAY...BUT SOME STORMS MAY AFFECT THE INTRACOASTAL. BY SUNDAY STORMS SHOULD FORM FARTHER INLAND BUT SOME OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES MAY SPREAD BACK TO THE INTRACOASTAL AND PROVIDE BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. && .AVIATION...SCT IFR CONDITIONS THROUGH 02Z WITH MAINLY VFR AFT 03Z. SFC WIND GUSTS NEAR ISOLD STRONG STORMS TO 35 KT WITH VSBY BLO 1 SM THROUGH 01Z. STRONGER STORMS ALONG THE EAST COAST CORRIDOR THIS EVENING WL COME TO AN END SHORTLY AFTER 00Z. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 74 90 74 88 / 40 70 40 50 MCO 76 92 75 90 / 30 70 40 60 MLB 73 90 73 88 / 40 70 50 50 VRB 73 91 74 89 / 40 70 50 50 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM...PENDERGRAST LONG TERM....LASCODY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 531 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 242145- COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA- SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD- 531 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND A SLOWLY DEVELOPING EAST COAST SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY WILL RESULT IN A HIGH COVERAGE OF LIGHTNING STORMS TODAY. A WEAK SOUTHWEST STEERING FLOW WILL FOCUS MOST STORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE GREATEST THREAT FROM STORMS TODAY WILL BE FROM FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. AN ISOLATED STORM DEVELOPING ALONG THE SLOWLY MOVING SEA BREEZE MAY GENERATE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. OVERALL STORM MOTION WILL BE TOWARDS THE EAST AT 10 MPH. AT THE FIRST SIGN OF A STORM IN YOUR AREA SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING. ...FLOOD IMPACT... A FEW SLOW MOVING STORMS MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS OR POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE CLOSER TO ONE HALF INCH. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... THE STEERING FLOW WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. STORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE MAINLAND ALONG THE SEA BREEZE WILL AFFECT THE INTRACOASTAL AND NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AN ISOLATED STORM TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LIGHTNING STORMS WILL AGAIN FAVOR THE EAST SIDE OF THE PENINSULA FRIDAY. SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR AND A DEVELOPING ONSHORE FLOW WILL BEGIN TO REDUCE COVERAGE AND SHIFT THE STORMS TOWARD THE INTERIOR AND WEST SIDE OF THE PENINSULA BY LATE THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. BLOTTMAN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1144 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 FLZ044-144-241645- NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 1144 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...STRONG STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH MOVING TOWARD LAKE COUNTY... AT 1144 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG LIGHTNING STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS STRETCHING NORTH TO SOUTH OVER SUMTER COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AS THEY MOVE OVER THE VILLAGES.... LEESBURG AND MASCOTTE BY 1 PM. SEEK SHELTER IN AN ENCLOSED BUILDING OR HARD TOPPED AUTOMOBILE. OPEN SHELTERS FOUND IN PARKS...ON BEACHES OR GOLF COURSES OFFER NO PROTECTION FROM THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING. LIGHTNING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA. JP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 154 PM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 FLZ141-241845- COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY- 154 PM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST VOLUSIA COUNTY... AT 154 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER ORMOND BY THE SEA...MOVING EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING STRIKES...DEFINED AS 12 OR MORE CLOUD TO GROUND STRIKES PER MINUTE. SEEK SHELTER IN AN ENCLOSED BUILDING OR HARD TOPPED AUTOMOBILE. OPEN SHELTERS FOUND IN PARKS...ON BEACHES OR GOLF COURSES OFFER NO PROTECTION FROM THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING. LIGHTNING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA. JP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 234 PM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 FLZ045-147-241930- NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-ORANGE- 234 PM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...STRONG STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL BREVARD COUNTY...EAST ORANGE COUNTY... AT 234 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER BITHLO...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. ANOTHER AREA OF STORMS FROM VIERA TO ROCKLEDGE WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. STRONG STORMS OVER EAST ORANGE COUNTY WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST TOWARD NORTH BREVARD COUNTY...PORT SAINT JOHN AND TITUSVILLE. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. SEEK SHELTER IN AN ENCLOSED BUILDING OR HARD TOPPED AUTOMOBILE. OPEN SHELTERS FOUND IN PARKS...ON BEACHES OR GOLF COURSES OFFER NO PROTECTION FROM THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING. LIGHTNING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA. JP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 308 PM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 FLZ047-242015- SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY- 308 PM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH OVER SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY... AT 307 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER PALM BAY...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS INCLUDE MELBOURNE BEACH AND WEST MELBOURNE. THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING STRIKES...DEFINED AS 12 OR MORE CLOUD TO GROUND STRIKES PER MINUTE. SEEK SHELTER IN AN ENCLOSED BUILDING OR HARD TOPPED AUTOMOBILE. OPEN SHELTERS FOUND IN PARKS...ON BEACHES OR GOLF COURSES OFFER NO PROTECTION FROM THE DANGERS OF LIGHTNING. LIGHTNING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA. IF THE STORM STRENGTHENS FURTHER...A WARNING WILL BE ISSUED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 356 PM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 FLZ064-242045- MARTIN- 359 PM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...STRONG STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS OVER EXTREME EASTERN MARTIN COUNTY... AT 357 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS AND STRONG WIND GUSTS ALONG THE EAST COAST...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. A POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUD HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS NEAR THE PORT SALERNO SECTION OF STEWARD. THIS LINE OF STORMS WAS PUSHING EAST OFF THE MARTIN COUNTY COAST. BOATERS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR STORMS MOVING EASTWARD OFF THE MAINLAND FOR GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUDS.
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:00 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
An F0 tornado briefly touched down in the Rocky Point area near Stuart damaging solar panels and roofs.
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