During the late afternoon, a funnel cloud formed over extreme southwest Melbourne, west of Interstate 95. A heavy shower was evident just south of the funnel and the rain area eventually built north to the location of the funnel.
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During the late afternoon, a funnel cloud formed over extreme southwest Melbourne, west of Interstate 95. A heavy shower was evident just south of the funnel and the rain area eventually built north to the location of the funnel.
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 Sep 3, 1:42 PM EST, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 242 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2009 .DISCUSSION... TONIGHT/FRIDAY...FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA HAS DEVELOPED MORE INTO A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE REGION AND WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS AND NORTHEAST OF CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH TONIGHT. AS THIS DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH...SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AND PERSIST INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON. SHOULD THEN SEE DECREASING CONVECTIVE COVERAGE AFTER SUNSET WITH PRECIP ENDING OVER MOST AREAS BY MIDNIGHT. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR WILL FILTER IN FROM THE WEST TOMORROW BEHIND THE EXITING SHORTWAVE WHICH WILL DECREASE RAIN CHANCES. HOWEVER THERE WILL STILL BE SUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR SCATTERED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY DURING THE AFTERNOON FRIDAY. CONVECTION WILL BE INITIATED ALONG THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE INITIALLY AND THEN WILL SEE COVERAGE INCREASE OVER THE INTERIOR AS SEA BREEZE MOVES INLAND ESPECIALLY WITH ANY BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS. EXPECTING MORE SUNSHINE OVER THE AREA TOMORROW WITH HIGHS REACHING NORMAL VALUES IN THE UPPER 80S/NEAR 90 ALONG THE COAST AND LOW 90S INTERIOR. SAT-SUN...WEAK RIDGE EXPECTED TO RE-ESTABLISH OVER THE PENINSULA WITH LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA. MOISTURE VALUES EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABNORMALLY HIGH WITH SCT POPS (40-50) OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PREV DISC... MON-THU...REMNANTS FROM T-WAVE FROM T.C. ERIKA WWD FORECAST TO MOVE TOWARD THE REGION FROM THE BAHAMAS AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK AND THEN NWWD INTO FL BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. WHILE THE FCST FOR DAYS 5-7 ALWAYS CARRIES WITH IT INHERENT UNCERTAINTIES...ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO TROPICAL FEATURES...ITS VERY HARD TO IGNORE THE GFS STEADFAST SOLN TWD WHICH THE ECM HAS TRENDED. AS OPEN T-WAVES CAN BE VERY PRODIGIOUS RAINFALL PRODUCERS/ENHANCERS OVER FL...WED- THU COULD SHAPE UP TO BE A VERY WET PERIOD ACROSS ECFL... ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE ANTECEDENT RAINS OF THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. WILL CONTINUE TO RUN WITH NEAR CLIMO (40) POPS FOR MON/TUE...AND FOR NOW HAVE CONSERVATIVELY NUDGED POPS UP TO 50 FOR WED-THU WITH FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS LKLY. && .AVIATION... HIGH COVERAGE OF SHRA/TSRA EXPECTED INTO LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNSET. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CREATE TEMPO IFR/MVFR CONDS THROUGH AT LEAST 00Z. THEN SHOULD SEE RETURN TO VFR ESPECIALLY AFTER 04Z AND LASTING INTO THE LATE MORNING HOURS TOMORROW. && .MARINE... SFC TROUGH RESIDES ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE COASTAL WATERS WITH E/NE WINDS NORTH OF THE CAPE AND WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH FARTHER SOUTH. WIND DIRECTION WILL CONTINUE TO BE QUITE VARIABLE AS THE TROUGH WEAKENS TOMORROW BUT SPEEDS LOOK TO REMAIN AOB 10 KTS. NE SWELLS WILL KEEP SEAS UP TO 4-5 FT OFFSHORE WITH WAVES AROUND 2-3 FT NEARSHORE. SAT-MON...SWELL WHICH PROPAGATED INTO THE MARINE AREA INVOF/BEHIND WEAKENING FRONT/TROUGH WILL LINGER FOR SEVERAL DAYS...AND COMBINE WITH A SLOWLY INCREASING WIND CHOP AS THE FLOW BECOMES ONSHORE. GENERALLY LOOKING AT 2-3FT NEARSHORE AND 3-4/5FT WELL OFFSHORE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 72 88 72 88 / 30 40 30 40 MCO 73 91 74 91 / 20 40 30 50 MLB 72 88 72 89 / 30 50 30 50 VRB 73 89 72 90 / 20 50 30 50 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. && SHORT TERM...WEITLICH LONG TERM....PENDERGRAST
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1047 AM EDT THU SEP 3 2009 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-032300- 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- 1047 AM EDT THU SEP 3 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY TO PRODUCE ANOTHER DAY OF HIGH RAIN AND STORM CHANCES. SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WHILE CONDITIONS ARE NOT VERY FAVORABLE FOR LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING WINDS...A FEW STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH. THE PRIMARY CONCERN WILL BE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES. STORM MOTION WILL BE GENERALLY TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH BUT SOME STORMS WILL EXHIBIT SLOW AND ERRATIC MOTION. IF OUTDOORS...PLAN AHEAD FOR THE ONSET OF LIGHTNING BY IDENTIFYING A SECURE SHELTER TO MOVE TO IN THE EVENT A STORM APPROACHES. ...FLOOD IMPACT... STORMS TODAY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. PERSISTENT HEAVY RAIN MAY ACCUMULATE 2 TO 4 INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IN SOME AREAS. SUCH AMOUNTS WILL CAUSE TEMPORARY FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MORE SERIOUS FLOODING MAY OCCUR IF PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINS DEVELOP OVER THE SAME AREAS AS PREVIOUS COUPLE OF DAYS. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... WEATHER AND OCEAN CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE AN ELEVATED THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. ALWAYS SWIM WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... STORMS TODAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS AROUND 34 KNOTS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES. STORM MOVEMENT WILL GENERALLY BE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH THOUGH SOME STORMS WILL EXHIBIT SLOW AND ERRATIC MOTION. INLAND LAKES ARE NOT IMMUNE FROM THE EFFECTS OF STRONG STORMS. HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS CAN QUICKLY DEVELOP OVER LAKES WITH GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR WELL BEFORE A STORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA. ...WATERSPOUT IMPACT... ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE BRIEF DEVELOPMENT OF FUNNEL CLOUDS AND WATERSPOUTS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STORMS ARE EXPECTED. THE PRIMARY CONCERN WILL CONTINUE TO BE DEADLY LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS. AN INCREASED THREAT FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. PLEASE REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES OR GREATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE. KELLY/WEITLICH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 541 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2009 FLZ045-053-032230- ORANGE-OSCEOLA- 541 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY...NORTH CENTRAL OSCEOLA COUNTY... AT 540 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG STORM OVER LAKE MARY JANE...MOVING EAST AT 5 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. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. RL
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 11 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:51 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
A citizen observed a funnel cloud develop over extreme southeast Melbourne, south of Highway 192 and west of Interstate 95. Photographs of the funnel were taken.
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