The daily east coast sea breeze pushed inland and produced thunderstorms over coastal and interior sections of Central Florida.
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The episode as NWS MLB wrote it up.
The daily east coast sea breeze pushed inland and produced thunderstorms over coastal and interior sections of 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 Jun 21, 8:50 AM EST, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 950 AM EDT SAT JUN 21 2008 .DISCUSSION... MOISTURE HAS MADE A RESURGENCE NORTH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AND PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES HAVE INCREASED OVER HALF AN INCH IN THE LAST 24 HOURS (TO 2.18 @ XMR). CLOUD COVER THAT CREATED POTENTIAL DELAYS FOR SB INSTABILITY APPEARS TO BE BREAKING AT MID MORNING AND WILL NOT SIGNIFICANTLY HINDER STORM DEVELOPMENT THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. CONSIDERABLE SHOWER COVERAGE OVER THE GULF COAST N OF TAMPA BAY WILL TRANSLATE TO THE INTERIOR INTO THE AFTERNOON AND WEAK IMPULSES EMBEDDED IN H5 FLOW WL ADD ADTL FACTOR FOR PARCEL ASCENT. COUPLED WITH AFTN HEATING AND SLOW SW STEERING FLOW...EXPECT A POTENTIAL FOR SOME HEAVY RAIN SOME THAT SEE STRONG AND PERSISTENT STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. FORECAST HAS BEEN UPDATED FOR THIS MENTION MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF I-4. && .AVIATION...SCT TO NMRS SHRA WITH EMBEDDED AFTN TSRA AREAWIDE. POTENTIAL FOR LONGER LASTING PCPN FM ISM-MCO-SFB-DAB AFT 16Z WITH SCT STORMS AFFECTING ROUTES FM COF-MLB-FPR-SUA AFT 17Z. && .MARINE...WIND WAVES TODAY 2 FT OR LESS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS THIS AFTERNOON NEAR STORMS MOVING OFFSHORE...ESP NORTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET. && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION...PENDERGRAST LONG TERM....KELLY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 834 AM EDT SAT JUN 21 2008 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-212100- 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- 834 AM EDT SAT JUN 21 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... DEEP MOISTURE IS IN PLACE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. MORNING CLOUDINESS WILL DELAY HEATING UNTIL THE EARLY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER THERE SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT HEATING AND INSTABILITY TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING STORMS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY AS IT SLOWLY MOVES INLAND FROM THE COAST. ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS ACTIVITY MOVES INLAND FROM THE GULF COAST LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND SMALL HAIL. ...FLOOD IMPACT... HIGH MOISTURE AND SOUTHWEST STEERING WINDS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN A FEW SLOWER MOVING AND PERSISTENT CELLS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH WILL BE MOST COMMON IN AREAS THAT SEE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... A FEW LIGHTNING STORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE INTRACOASTAL AND NEAR SHORE ATLANTIC WATERS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. COVERAGE OF LIGHTNING STORMS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM SUNDAY AND MONDAY...BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING ONCE AGAIN BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. A FEW STRONGER STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY. PENDERGRAST
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1210 PM EDT SAT JUN 21 2008 FLZ044-211700- NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 1210 PM EDT SAT JUN 21 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY... AT 1209 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG STORM BETWEEN EMERALDA AND FRUITLAND PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND...SNAP TREE LIMBS OR CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 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. 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. 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. STATE LAW REQUIRES HEADLIGHTS TO BE TURNED ON WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN USE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1216 PM EDT SAT JUN 21 2008 FLZ044-211700- NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 1216 PM EDT SAT JUN 21 2008 ...FUNNEL CLOUDS POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY... AT 1215 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS AND STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER LISBON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH. FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN OCCASIONALLY TOUCH DOWN AND PRODUCE BRIEF...SMALL TORNADOES. MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. KELLY
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:58 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement reported three trees down across County Road 42.
Law enforcement reported a large tree down across State Road 44.
Power lines were blown down on Citrus Boulevard. .
Power lines were blown down at the intersection of South Patrick Drive and Pineda Causeway.
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, June 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: 120876, 120879, 120884, 120889.