Florida, 2006

Tornado in Florida, June 13, 2006

June 13, 2006 · NWS MLB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
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 Jun 12, 9:30 PM EST, 4 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 9:30 PM EST, 4 hours 50 minutes before
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1030 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006

.DISCUSSION...
LL WIND PROFILES HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF ROTATING CELLS WITHIN RAIN BAND CONVECTION. THE NEXT
ROUND OF BANDED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM A PRIMARY BAND IS
CURRENTLY MOVING ASHORE ALONG THE FL WEST COAST. ACTIVITY WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD INLAND OVER THE NEXT 3 TO 4 HOURS PRODUCING
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS IN SQUALLS. HIGHEST COVERAGE OF
SHOWERS OVER THE WATCH AREA FROM OSCEOLA COUNTY NORTHWARD AS WELL AS
THE SPACE COAST NORTH TO VOLUSIA COUNTY.

&&

.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
...TORNADO WATCH 473 IN EFFECT FOR LAKE...ORANGE...SEMINOLE...
   VOLUSIA...BREVARD AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES UNTIL 8 AM TUESDAY.
...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LAKE AND INTERIOR
   VOLUSIA COUNTIES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FLAGLER BEACH-JUPITER INLET THROUGH
   TUESDAY EVENING.

&&

PENDERGRAST
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 12:16 PM EST, 14 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
116 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006

AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-
130530-
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-
116 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING WEATHER HAZARDS ASSOCIATED
WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE ALBERTO...PLEASE REFER TO THE HURRICANE
LOCAL STATEMENT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE
IF NEEDED.

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The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:21 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Orange

When
June 13, 2:20 AM EST
Where
Orange County, Apopka
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
28.667, -81.500

Television news media reported a brief tornado touchdown in Apopka, bringing down a few trees and power lines.

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5520865.