The afternoon sea breeze triggered thunderstorms over Central Florida.
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The episode as NWS MLB wrote it up.
The afternoon sea breeze triggered thunderstorms over Central Florida.
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 14, 8:55 AM EST, 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
955 AM EDT THU AUG 14 2008
.DISCUSSION...
...STRONG LATE MORNING STORMS TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF
THE CWA...
WILL BE UPDATING ZFP/GRIDS SHORTLY TO PUSH POPS UP...EVEN WHERE THEY
ARE ALREADY CATEGORICAL...AND ADD GUSTY WINDS TO TS/WX GRIDS. HAVE
ALREADY UPDATED HWO SUITE TO REFINE THREAT TIMING/AREA.
&&
.AVIATION...EARLIER TAF UPDATES BROUGHT IN TS A FEW HRS EARLIER
TO THE NRN AERODROMES...AND ADDED GUSTS TO AOA 35KT. MAIN TIME OF
IMPACT WILL BE 14Z-18Z OVER THE NORTH/CTRL...17Z-20Z ACROSS THE
SOUTH.
&&
.MARINE...WIND DATA FROM BUOY 41010 SUPPORTS EXTENDING SCA FOR WINDS
INTO THIS AFTN.
.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE
20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.
&&
CRISTALDI/PENDERGRASTHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 905 AM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-142115- 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- 905 AM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...STRONG LATE MORNING STORMS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD NORTH OF LAKE KISSIMMEE AND MELBOURNE... ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND STORMS PUSHING INTO THE FLORIDA NATURE COAST AT MID MORNING WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD AT 25 TO 30 MPH. STRONG LOW TO MID LEVEL WIND FIELDS WILL SUPPORT THIS ACTIVITY PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UP TO AROUND 40 MPH AS THIS BAND OF STORMS TRACKS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...WITH THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS NORTH OF A LINE FROM ABOUT LAKE KISSIMMEE TO MELBOURNE. OTHER THREATS INCLUDE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY STEERING FLOW WILL PUSH STORMS OFFSHORE AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH ALONG THE EAST COAST...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE TREASURE COAST THIS AFTERNOON. ANY STRONGER STORMS THAT DEVELOP COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS AND OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CREATE WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS NORTH OF MOSQUITO LAGOON...AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN PLACE FOR THIS REGION UNTIL 4 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR NEAR NORMAL STORM CHANCES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE APPROACHING THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS IS FORECAST BY MODEL GUIDANCE TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS BY THE WEEKEND. WHILE IT IS MUCH TOO EARLY TO SAY FOR CERTAIN WHERE THIS SYSTEM WILL TRACK OR JUST HOW STRONG IT MIGHT BECOME...IT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE...AND COULD MAKE A CLOSE ENOUGH APPROACH TO EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TO CAUSE DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS. RESIDENTS AS WELL AS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD REFER TO PRODUCTS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AND YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MELBOURNE...CONCERNING THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND ACTIVATE SKYWARN SPOTTER NETWORKS SHOULD ANY WARNINGS BE ISSUED TODAY. WEITLICH/CRISTALDI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 935 AM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 FLZ041-044>046-053-141-144-141500- COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 935 AM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS LAKE COUNTY AND INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF VOLUSIA...SEMINOLE...ORANGE AND NORTHWEST OSCEOLA COUNTIES... AT 935 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG STORMS FROM 27 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE VILLAGES TO 36 MILES WEST OF MASCOTTE...MOVING EAST AT AROUND 30 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT MOST COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTIES LISTED ABOVE. 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 THIS LINE OF STORMS PASSES THROUGH. CRISTALDI
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:28 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were blown down on Washington Avenue in Eustis.
Trees were blown down across US Highway 33.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, August 2008
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: 137978, 134732.