The afternoon sea breeze remained close to the coast producing wide spread heavy rain, hail and thunderstorm wind damage.
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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.
The episode as NWS MLB wrote it up.
The afternoon sea breeze remained close to the coast producing wide spread heavy rain, hail and thunderstorm wind damage.
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 23, 1:52 PM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 252 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2008 .DISCUSSION... TONIGHT/TUE...AN INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF STORMS AS OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AND OTHER STORMS COLLIDE WITH THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE NEAR THE COAST FROM BREVARD SOUTHWARD THROUGH 7 PM. OUTFLOW FROM EARLIER CONVECTIVE SYSTEM OVER NORTH FLORIDA WILL LIMIT STORM REDEVELOPMENT ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS. HOWEVER... ISOLD TSRA MAY REDEVELOP IN LATE AFTN HEATING ESP ALONG OLD OUTFLOW BOUNDARY CURRENTLY DRAPED FROM ROUGHLY TIX-ISM. HAVE REMOVED POPS AFTER 8 PM OVER THE EC FL PENINSULA. EASTERN CONUS TROUGH WILL LIFT OUT TUE WHICH WILL ALLOW LOW LEVEL RIDGE TO SHIFT BACK TO THE NORTH. THIS SHOULD CAUSE LESS MOISTURE CONVERGENCE ACROSS THE AREA...BUT DEEP DRYING IS NOT EXPECTED. WESTERLY STEERING FLOW WILL BECOME WEAK WHICH SHOULD START TO SHIFT FOCUS FOR AFTERNOON STORMS BACK TOWARDS THE INTERIOR. THE MAV POPS SHOW A LITTLE LOWER POPS ALONG THE NORTH COAST (30 PERCENT) BUT WILL NOT CHANGE CURRENT AREAWIDE 40 POPS SINCE IF THERE IS ANY REMAINING WESTERLY STEERING FLOW...IT WILL BE IN THE NORTH. MAV POPS ARE ACTUALLY SHOWING HIGHER POPS DOWN SOUTH ALONG THE TREASURE COAST BUT DEEPENING ONSHORE FLOW SHOULD STEER ANY SHOWERS/STORMS FURTHER INLAND. MIGHT BE ABLE TO LOWER POPS HERE TO 30%. WED-FRI (PREVIOUS)...LOW/MID LEVEL RIDGE AXIS WILL LIE NORTH OF THE AREA. THE GFS STILL SHOWS TROPICAL WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WED AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF THU. MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO START INCREASING IN THE SOUTH WED...THEN ACROSS THE AREA ON THU AS NORTHERN PORTION OF WAVE SHEARS OFF AND BEGINS TO ROTATE AROUND LOW LEVEL RIDGE. THIS FEATURE SHOULD SHIFT NORTH ON FRI AND THE LATEST GFS IS SHOWING SOME DRYING COMMENCING IN THE SOUTH. HAVE 30/40 POPS NORTH/SOUTH ON WED/THU LOWERING TO 30 PERCENT AREAWIDE ON FRI. ALSO INCLUDED SOME OVERNIGHT POPS IN THE SOUTH WED NIGHT DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE WAVE. NEXT WEEKEND (PREVIOUS)...TROUGHING FORECAST TO EVOLVE OVER THE EASTERN CONUS ONCE AGAIN BUT REMAIN FURTHER NORTH THAN THE MOST RECENT ONE. LOW LEVEL RIDGE SHOULD SHIFT SOUTH A LITTLE AND EXTEND ACROSS THE AREA. THE LATEST GFS SHOWS MID LEVEL RIDGING OVERHEAD SO POPS SHOULD BE BELOW NORMAL AND WILL NUDGE THEM DOWNWARD TO 30 PERCENT AREAWIDE. && .AVIATION...AN INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF STORMS AS OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AND OTHER STORMS COLLIDE WITH THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE. TEMPO IFR CONDS 20Z-23Z WITH CONVECTIVE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS POSS AT MLB/VRB/FPR. OUTFLOW FROM EARLIER CONVECTIVE SYSTEM OVER NORTH FLORIDA SHOULD KEEP DAB/MCO/SFB MOSTLY VFR BUT ISOLD TSRA MAY REDEVELOP IN LATE AFTN HEATING. && .MARINE...FLOW REGIME WILL TRANSITION TO ONSHORE TUE IN THE SOUTH BUT NORTHERN SECTIONS WILL HOLD ONTO LIGHT SW TUE AS SURFACE RIDGE AXIS BEGINS TO LIFT NORTHWARD TONIGHT. DO NOT SEE WINDS MUCH OVER 10 KNOTS...EXCEPT MAYBE ACROSS THE SOUTH WED AS TROPICAL WAVE MOVES BY TO THE SOUTH. THIS WAVE MAY BRING AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS/STORMS IN THE SOUTH WED AND ACROSS THE WATERS WED NIGHT INTO EARLY THU. THE LATEST WAVE WATCH STILL SHOWS RATHER BENIGN SEAS TUE THEN INCREASES THEM WED-THU PRIMARILY DUE TO AN EAST SWELL...BUT SOME INCREASE IN WIND WAVE IS ALSO EXPECTED WED IN THE SOUTH. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 71 89 74 90 / 10 40 10 30 MCO 73 91 74 91 / 10 40 20 30 MLB 70 89 76 88 / 10 40 20 30 VRB 74 89 76 88 / 10 40 20 40 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. && KELLY/BRAGAW
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1115 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2008 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-232200- 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- 1115 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... ONGOING CONVECTION OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO HAS SPREAD INTO NORTH FLORIDA LATE THIS MORNING. OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL PROPAGATE INTO EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON... SPARKING ADDITIONAL STORMS FIRST IN LAKE AND NORTHWEST VOLUSIA COUNTIES...THEN SPREADING SOUTH AND EAST TOWARD ORLANDO AND DAYTONA BEACH. ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL PUSH INLAND ALONG THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE AT 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH STORM ENHANCEMENT LIKELY ALONG THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON SOUTH OF THE CAPE. SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY EXISTS TO PRODUCE STRONG STORMS...WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING STRIKES. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS NEAR 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. PERSONS PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE INDOORS BEFORE STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA. LIGHTNING IS FLORIDAS NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER. ...FLOOD IMPACT... THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA. STORM MOVEMENT SHOULD BE FAST ENOUGH THIS AFTERNOON TO NOT CAUSE ANY MAJOR FLOODING CONCERNS...HOWEVER WITH ANY SLOW MOVING OR PERSISTENT STORMS LOCAL RAINFALL TOTALS UP TO TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH CAN BE EXPECTED IN LOCATIONS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... SOUTHWEST STEERING FLOW WILL PUSH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM OVER LAND OFFSHORE THIS AFTERNOON AFFECTING THE INTRACOASTAL AND NEAR SHORE ATLANTIC WATERS. WIND GUSTS OF 35 KNOTS OR GREATER AND FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS THAT MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS. ALL BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH AN OPEN CRAFT...ARE URGED TO MAINTAIN A CLOSE WATCH ON THE WEATHER IF VENTURING OUT TODAY. ...WATERSPOUT IMPACT... ISOLATED TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVE OFFSHORE ALONG THE INTRACOASTAL AND NEAR SHORE WATERS OF THE TREASURE COAST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE THREAT FOR SCATTERED LIGHTNING STORMS WILL EXIST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH A FEW STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. KELLY/WEITLICH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1155 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2008 FLZ041-044-141-231645- COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 1155 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING NORTHEASTERN LAKE COUNTY...NORTHERN VOLUSIA COUNTY... AT 1151 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG STORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE GEORGE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. 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. AREA LAKES WILL BE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WIND GUSTS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. BRAGAW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1231 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2008 FLZ141-231715- COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY- 1231 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2008 ...FUNNEL CLOUDS POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEASTERN VOLUSIA COUNTY... AT 1229 PM EDT...TWO PILOTS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 16 MILES WEST OF ORMOND BEACH...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN OCCASIONALLY TOUCH DOWN AND PRODUCE BRIEF...SMALL TORNADOES OR WATERSPOUTS. MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THESE STORMS WILL BEGIN MOVING OVER THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY NORTH OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH BY 100 PM. BRAGAW
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1235 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1225 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 16 W ORMOND BEACH 29.28N 81.33W
06/23/2008 FLAGLER FL AIRPLANE PILOT
ORMOND BEACH TOWER RECEIVED 2 PILOT REPORTS OF FUNNEL
CLOUDS.
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FXDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 340 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2008 FLZ064-232015- MARTIN- 340 PM EDT MON JUN 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING EASTERN MARTIN COUNTY... AT 340 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG STORM OVER PORT SALERNO. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STRONG STORM INCLUDE HOBE SOUND BEACH AND ROCKY POINT. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS 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 WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY 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. MRV
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:01 UTC.
10 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Martin County Sheriff's Office reported penny size hail at the intersection of Monroe Street and Federal Highway in Stuart.
Spotters reported nickel size hail.
USDA Horticultural Lab reported nickel size hail.
St. Lucie County Emergency Management reported a funnel cloud sighting on Jenkins Road.
St. Lucie County Emergency Management reported golf ball size hail.
St. Lucie County Emergency Management reported golf ball size hail.
Thunderstorm winds blew down a fence and several small trees.
A trained spotter reported nickel size hail.
A rainfall spotter reported 3.64 inches of rain.
A trained spotter reported one inch hail.
Spotters reported nickel size hail near Clearlake Road.
Spotters reported penny size hail.
The public reported nickel size hail and an estimated wind gust of 60 mph at the intersection of State Road 520 and US Highway 1.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 121236, 121238, 121240, 121243, 121247, 121249, 121255, 121257, 121274, 121260, 121262, 121266, 121270.