Sea breeze thunderstorms resulted in a lightning injury in Winter Park.
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Sea breeze thunderstorms resulted in a lightning injury in Winter Park.
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 25, 9:15 AM EST, 4 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1015 AM EDT WED JUN 25 2008 .DISCUSSION... LCL RAOB SOUNDINGS SHOW A SLIGHTLY DRIER AIRMASS HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION WITH PW VALUES OVER THE CENTRAL/SRN FALLING 0.1-0.2 OVER THE PAST 24HRS. MORNING ANALYSIS SHOWS THE DLM ATLC RIDGE AXIS HAS DRIFTED INTO THE NRN PENINSULA...RESULTING IN A VERY LIGHT SERLY FLOW ACROSS THE CWA. MID/UPR LVL MOISTURE BAND EXTENDING FROM THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ACROSS THE FL PENINSULA REMAINS IN PLACE...AS DOES A TIGHT H50 VORT GRADIENT. HOWEVER...THE VORT MAX IS LOCATED OVER THE NRN PENINSULA AND THE VORT MIN OVER THE FL STRAITS...EMBEDDED WITHIN SRLY FLOW. THIS IS PRODUCING A RESPECTABLE AMOUNT OF MID LVL NVA AND WILL SERVE TO HINDER CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. ISOLD SHRAS WL DVLP THRU EARLY AFTN...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTIVE INITIATION UNTIL AFT 2PM. FURTHERMORE...WITH A LIGHT SERLY FLOW THRU H70...THE ECSB WILL PUSH INLAND BY THEN...LIMITING PRECIP CHANCES OVER THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES. TEMPS ALOFT ARE STILL QUITE COOL WITH VALUES -10C...SO ANY CONVECTION THAT DOES FIRE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SVR...MAINLY NW OF HWY 192. WILL UPDATE THE FCST/HWO TO REFRESH THE WORDING...BUT NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES NECESSARY THIS MORNING. && .AVIATION... THRU 17Z...VFR ALL SITES WITH CIGS AOA FL120. SCT MVFR SHRAS/ISOLD IFR TSRA DVLPG BTWN 17Z-19Z CONTG THRU 00Z...STORM MOTION W/NW AOB 10KTS. SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY ENDING BTWN 00Z-02Z. && .MARINE... NO HIGHLIGHTS...NO SIG CHANGES. BERMUDA RIDGE AXIS OVER THE N FL PENINSULA WILL MAINTAIN A LIGHT S/SERLY BREEZE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THRU 00Z TONIGHT. WINDS OVERNIGHT MAY INCREASE SLIGHTLY S OF SEBASTIAN INLET AS A WEAK ERLY WAVE PUSHES PAST THE FL PENINSULA... BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BLO 15KTS. SEAS 1-3FT NEARSHORE AND 2-4FT OFFSHORE. && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION...BRAGAW LONG TERM....CRISTALDI
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1135 AM EDT WED JUN 25 2008 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-260345- 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- 1135 AM EDT WED JUN 25 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDINESS WILL EXIST ACROSS THE AREA AGAIN TODAY BUT ENOUGH SURFACE HEATING WILL OCCUR FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM ALONG EAST COAST SEA BREEZE AS IT MOVES INLAND DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL DEVELOP MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 95...THEN WILL PUSH FURTHER INLAND WHILE INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. COOL TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL CONTINUE...ALLOWING SOME OF THE STORMS ACROSS INTERIOR COUNTIES TO BECOME STRONG ONCE AGAIN. CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARD.THOUGH A FEW STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS... MAINLY OVER LAKE COUNTY AND WESTERN ORANGE COUNTY. ...FLOOD IMPACT... A FEW STRONG AND SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS INTERIOR WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 2 TO 3 INCH DOWNPOURS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING LIGHTNING STORMS EACH DAY. COOL TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL PRODUCE AN INCREASED RISK OF STRONG STORMS EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. BRAGAW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 120 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2008 FLZ053-251800- OSCEOLA- 120 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING CENTRAL OSCEOLA COUNTY... AT 120 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG STORM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOLOPAW...DIRFTING SLOWLY WESTWARD AT AROUND 5 MPH. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE NEAR KENANSVILLE...AND JUST SOUTH OF DEER PARK. 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. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SMALL HAIL...PEA TO DIME SIZE...WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. CRISTALDI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 142 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2008 FLZ053-251830- OSCEOLA- 142 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING OSCEOLA COUNTY... AT 135 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG STORM OVER KENANSVILLE...MOVING WEST NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH TOWARD LAKE KISSIMMEE. ADDITIONAL STORMS SHOULD DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN OSCEOLA COUNTY FROM NARCOOSSEE TO SAINT CLOUD AND KISSIMMEE. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE FREQUENT 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. THESE STORMS 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. KELLY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 210 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2008 FLZ045-046-251845- ORANGE-SEMINOLE- 210 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER ORANGE AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES... AT 205 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STORM OVER WINTER PARK...MOVING WEST NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH. OTHER STORMS WILL MOVE INTO ORANGE COUNTY FROM OSCEOLA COUNTY. THE ATMOSPHERE IS VERY UNSTABLE TODAY AND STORMS MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. 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. KELLY
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:14 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A Winter Park man was slightly injured by lightning while setting on his apartment balcony.
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