Afternoon pulse thunderstorms produced wind damage in Deland.
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Afternoon pulse thunderstorms produced wind damage in Deland.
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 Apr 3, 12:58 PM EST, 7 hours 12 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 158 PM EDT THU APR 3 2008 ...SUMMER-LIKE PATTERN PERSISTS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND AND BEYOND... .DISCUSSION... TONIGHT...ONGOING EVENING CONVECTION EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF THE I-4 CORRIDOR...THOUGH MID LEVEL STEERING FLOW MAY BRING SOME OF THE SHOWER AND STORMS BACK TOWARD THE VOLUSIA AND NORTHERN BREVARD COASTLINE AND NEAR SHORE WATERS IN THE EVENING. FURTHER SOUTH...TYPICAL SEA BREEZE WEATHER PATTERN AS STORMS WILL HAVE BEEN PUSHED WELL INLAND TOWARD LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTY. ONSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE THEIR SEASONAL UPPER 50S. PATCHY FOG IS EXPECTED INLAND AREAS WHERE RAINFALL OCCURRED. FRIDAY...RIDGE AXIS OVER NORTHERN CWA/NORTHERN FL WILL MAINTAIN SOUTHEAST FLOW WITH LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS ALONG THE COAST. STORMS WILL FORM WEST OF INTERSTATE 95 AND PUSH INLAND WITH THE SOUTHEAST WIND ENHANCED SEA BREEZE. TEMPERATURES REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL LOWER 80S OVER THE INTERIOR AND BUT CLOSER TO THEIR SEASONAL VALUES ALONG THE COAST WITH THE ONSHORE WINDS MOVING OVER OCEAN WATER TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW AND MID 70S. THIS WEEKEND...THE UNUSUALLY WET/WARM PATTERN FOR EARLY APRIL CONTINUES. FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE SE STATES AND SAG INTO THE PANHANDLE/FAR NORTHERN PENINSULA SUNDAY. AS THIS OCCURS THE RIDGE AXIS WILL BE DISPLACED SOUTHWARD AND LOW LEVEL FLOW FLOW WILL VEER FROM SSE TO SWLY. THE SOUTHERLY COMPONENT TO THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO HELP DRAW UP DEEPER MOISTURE OVER THE AREA. THIS MOISTURE COMBINED WITH WEAK SHORTWAVES ROTATING THROUGH UPPER TROUGH AND BOUNDARIES FROM SEA AND LAKE BREEZES WILL ALLOW SCT/NMRS SHOWERS AND STORMS TO DEVELOP WITH MOTION TOWARD THE EAST COAST. PROVIDED THAT CLOUDS/PRECIP DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT GET GOING TOO EARLY...SHOULD HAVE GOOD DAYTIME HEATING AIDING THE INSTABILITY...BUT AREAS THAT GET RAIN EARLY MAY HAVE MORE SHOWERS VERSUS THUNDERSTORMS. MON-TUE(PREVIOUS DISCUSSION)...MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE TROUBLE RESOLVING PATTERN MON-TUE...THUS FORECAST CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW. GENERAL EXPECTATION IS FOR FRONT TO BEGIN SAGGING SOUTHWARD WITH ONE OR MORE WEAK SURFACE WAVES POSSIBLY DEVELOPING ACROSS GULF AND ADVANCE ACROSS PENINSULA INTO THE ATLANTIC. FOR NOW...WILL HOLD POPS AT 30 PERCENT...BUT LATER SHIFTS MAY NEED TO RAISE PRECIP PROSPECTS FURTHER AS SITUATION UNFOLDS. TEMPS NEAR CLIMO MON/TUE. FRONT MAY FINALLY DROP SOUTHWARD THROUGH REMAINDER OF CWA WED WITH RETURN TO DRIER CONDITIONS AND NEAR CLIMO TEMPS. && .AVIATION...LCL MVFR IN SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER THE INTERIOR MID AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. VFR AGAIN UNTIL AROUND 09Z/10Z FRIDAY MORNING AS LOCAL IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES MAINLY FROM MCO/ISM NORTH AND WEST DUE TO FOG. && .MARINE...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS OVERNIGHT WILL START INCREASING LATE FRIDAY AS PRESSURE GRADIENT BEGINS STRENGTHENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN AL/GA. EAST SWELL CONTINUES TO SLOWLY DIMINISH IN BOTH HEIGHT AND PERIOD. WINDS WILL VEER MORE S-SW FRI NIGHT INTO SAT WITH RIDGE BEING PUSHED SOUTHWARD IN ADVANCE OF FRONT. CAUTION HEADLINES WILL CONTINUE FOR OFFSHORE WATERS THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AND MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES BY LATE FRIDAY AS FLOW INCREASES AND SEAS RISE A LITTLE OFFSHORE. SOME MODEST IMPROVEMENT LATE WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .FIRE WEATHER...SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING STORMS FORMING ALONG THE COAST BY LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AGAIN FRI. STORMS PUSHING INLAND MID AND LATE AFTERNOON AS THE SEA BREEZE CLEARS THE COAST AND MERGES WITH WEST COAST SEA BREEZES OVER THE INTERIOR. NO MINIMUM RH CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 68 85 68 83 / 30 30 20 60 MCO 65 88 67 84 / 20 30 20 60 MLB 69 85 70 84 / 10 30 10 60 VRB 70 84 70 85 / 10 30 10 60 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION...WIMMER LONG TERM....GLITTO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 437 AM EDT THU APR 3 2008 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-031900- COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET 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- 437 AM EDT THU APR 3 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... PLENTIFUL MOISTURE AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL ALLOW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES BY MID DAY. SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL ALLOW STORMS TO MOVE INTO THE INTERIOR DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE MAIN THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WIND TO 45 MPH AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL IN THE STRONGEST STORMS. IF STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA MOVE INDOORS WHEN THUNDER IS HEARD. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... A LONG PERIOD OCEAN SWELL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES. REMEMBER TO ASK A LIFEGUARD ABOUT OCEAN HAZARDS WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE BEACH AND DO NOT SWIM ALONE. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... FIVE TO SIX FOOT OCEAN SWELLS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS WHERE SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A LONG PERIOD OCEAN SWELL CONTINUE AT EAST CENTRAL BEACHES INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK ELEVATING THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. DEEP MOISTURE AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING STORMS INTO THE WEEKEND...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. VOLKMER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 439 PM EDT THU APR 3 2008 FLZ053-032115- OSCEOLA- 439 PM EDT THU APR 3 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTRAL OSCEOLA COUNTY... AT 439 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG STORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF HARMONY...BETWEEN THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE AND HIGHWAY 441. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH TOWARD SOUTH SAINT CLOUD...HARMONY...AND ALLIGATOR LAKE. PERSONS DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS 441 AND 192 WEST OF HOLOPAW SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THIS STORM. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...WHICH MAY CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SMALL HAIL...PEA TO DIME SIZE...WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...CAUSING TEMPORARY PONDING ON SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY RAINFALL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING AND LEAVE SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 740 PM EDT THU APR 3 2008 FLZ044-144-040015- NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 740 PM EDT THU APR 3 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING LAKE COUNTY... AT 740 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE CLUSTER OF STRONG STORMS COVERING FRUITLAND PARK...LEESBURG ...OKAHUMPKA...AND LAKE HARRIS. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH TOWARD EMERALDA...LISBON ...HOWEY IN THE HILLS...ASTATULA AND EUSTIS. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...WHICH MAY CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SMALL HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...CAUSING TEMPORARY PONDING ON SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY RAINFALL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING AND LEAVE SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES. CRISTALDI
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
819 PM EDT THU APR 03 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0805 PM HAIL 1 W LAKE HARRIS 28.78N 81.84W
04/03/2008 E0.70 INCH LAKE FL PUBLIC
PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL FROM 805 TO 810 PM.
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MRTSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 822 PM EDT THU APR 3 2008 FLZ044-045-040100- NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-ORANGE- 822 PM EDT THU APR 3 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER LAKE COUNTY...AND ARE ALSO AFFECTING EXTREME NORTHWESTERN ORANGE COUNTY... AT 820 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG STORMS FROM CASSIA TO UMATILLA AND LISBON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. ANOTHER CLUSTER OF STRONG STORMS WAS NEAR TANGERINE AND ZELLWOOD IN ORANGE COUNTY. THESE STORMS HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN THE LAKE HARRIS AREA OF LAKE COUNTY. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...WHICH MAY CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SMALL HAIL...PEA TO DIME SIZE...WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 907 PM EDT THU APR 3 2008 FLZ041-044-141-040200- COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 907 PM EDT THU APR 3 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING NORTHEASTERN LAKE COUNTY...VOLUSIA COUNTY... AT 900 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG STORM OVER PAISLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STRONG STORM INCLUDE DELAND... BARBERVILLE...TIGER BAY STATE FOREST...AND DAYTONA BEACH INTL SPEEDWAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SMALL HAIL...PEA TO DIME SIZE...WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...CAUSING TEMPORARY PONDING ON SOME ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY RAINFALL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING AND LEAVE SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES. BRAGAW
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:11 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree branches that took out power lines in Deland.
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