A severe storm struck Saint Lucie County producing large hail and damaging winds.
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A severe storm struck Saint Lucie County producing large hail and damaging winds.
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 May 30, 2:14 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 314 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .DISCUSSION... TONIGHT/SUNDAY...DRIER AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE SOUTHWARD PUSH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. HIGHEST MOISTURE AND RAIN CHANCES WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS NEAR STALLED REMAINS OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY. LOW POPS WILL BE INCLUDED FOR INDIAN RIVER/OKEECHOBEE SOUTHWARD ONLY TONIGHT THRU SUNDAY WITH POPS BELOW MENTIONABLE VALUES TO THE NORTH. WEAKER FLOW THROUGH LOWER LEVELS ON SUNDAY WILL ALLOW SEA BREEZE TO DEVELOP AND KEEP MAXES NEAR THE EAST COAST IN UPPER 80S VERSUS NR 90/LWR 90S INLAND. SUN NIGHT-FRI...MODELS CONTINUE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN KEEPING THE REGION MOSTLY DRY INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE DISSIPATING FRONTAL BOUNDARY...AND THE ATTENDANT HIGHER MOISTURE WILL RESIDE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. WILL KEEP CONTINUE WITH HIGHER POPS ACROSS SOUTHERN 1/3 WITH POPS BELOW MENTION FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS. 12Z GFS AND ECMWF ARE MORE IN LINE WITH EACH OTHER WITH SFC FEATURES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST IN THE MID TO LATE WEEK. BOTH MODELS SHOW UPPER TROUGH PERSISTING ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS THIS PERIOD WITH A SHORTWAVE TROUGH AMPLIFYING THE LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER SE U.S. AND FL LATE IN THE WEEK. PRECIPITATION CHANCES LOOK TO BEGIN TO INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY...WITH THE DEEPER MOISTURE MOVING BACK NORTH INTO THE REGION THU/FRI. HAVE KEPT THE INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND RAIN CHANCES (40%) FRI...AND THIS MAY BE CONSERVATIVE. && .AVIATION...ISOLD TSRA THROUGH 31/00Z MAINLY SWD FROM KOBE-KFPR THEN BECOMING VFR. && .MARINE...A FEW TSRA MOVING ACROSS TREASURE COAST WATERS INTO THIS EVENING THEN WINDS/SEAS RELATIVELY LIGHT OVERNIGHT...WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE W-NW NORTH OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY. TREASURE COAST AREAS AGAIN MORE FAVORED FOR TSRA ON SUNDAY WITH DRIER AIR STILL IN PLACE TO THE NORTH. MON-THU...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS NORTH OF THE WATERS MONDAY WITH LIGHT ONSHORE SYNOPTIC FLOW REINFORCED WITH THE SEA BREEZE. OVERALL FAVORABLE BOATING CONDITIONS WITH NEARLY FLAT SEAS EXCEPT A 2 FT WIND CHOP ASSOCD WITH THE SEA BREEZE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 69 87 67 90 / 10 0 10 10 MCO 69 90 69 92 / 10 10 10 10 MLB 69 88 70 86 / 10 10 10 10 VRB 69 88 68 86 / 10 20 10 20 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION...GLITTO LONG TERM....MOSES
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1028 AM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-302200- 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- 1028 AM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... DRIER AIR HAS BEGUN TO WORK INTO THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE PENINSULA...WHICH WILL LIMIT THE STORM COVERAGE ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS. ONLY ISOLATED STORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN SECTIONS WITH STORM CHANCES GRADUALLY INCREASING HEADING SOUTH TOWARD LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE TREASURE COAST. THE MAIN THREATS FROM STORMS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. A FEW STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND WIND GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... ELEVATED RISK...ESPECIALLY DURING THE OUTGOING TIDE THIS AFTERNOON. ALWAYS SWIM WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... STORMS MOVING OFF THE SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTY COAST THIS AFTERNOON MAY PRODUCE A FEW STRONG WIND GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...THEN RETURNING ACROSS THE WHOLE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. WIMMER/GLITTO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 327 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009 FLZ059-064-302030- MARTIN-ST. LUCIE- 327 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING NORTHWESTERN MARTIN COUNTY... SOUTHERN ST. LUCIE COUNTY... AT 320 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG STORM 18 MILES WEST OF SAINT LUCIE WEST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STRONG STORM INCLUDE INDIAN RIVER ESTATES...PORT SAINT LUCIE RIVER PARK AND TRADITION FIELD STADIUM. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 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. SEDLOCK
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:16 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Minor roof damage to condominium unit along with large tree branches down.
Security personnel at gate condo community on Hutchinson Island observed penny to quarter size hail falling for about 15 minutes.
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