Scattered strong thunderstorms developed during the afternoon across the central Florida interior. One of the storms became locally severe and produced damaging winds.
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The episode as NWS MLB wrote it up.
Scattered strong thunderstorms developed during the afternoon across the central Florida interior. One of the storms became locally severe and produced 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 Jun 16, 9:55 AM EST, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1055 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2010
.DISCUSSION...
SULTRY AIRMASS OVERHEAD THANKS TO A STUBBORN DLM RIDGE THAT HAS BEEN
SMOTHERING THE GOMEX/SW ATLC REGION FOR THE PAST SVRL DAYS. MORNING
SOUNDINGS SHOW PW VALUES BTWN 1.8"-2.0" STATEWIDE...KXMR/KTBW
SOUNDINGS SHOW THE H85-H50 STEERING WINDS ARE ALMOST NONEXISTENT.
GIVEN THE WEAK WIND PROFILE...EXPECT THE EAST COAST SEABREEZE TO
FORM BY MIDDAY AND PUSH WELL INLAND BY EARLY AFTN. DESPITE THE HIGH
MOISTURE...THE SUPPRESSIVE EFFECTS OF THE RIDGE WILL KEEP TOTAL
STORM COVERAGE BLO 50%. PRIMARY STORM THREAT WILL BE FREQUENT CG
LIGHTNING AND SFC WND G45-50MPH. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL A GOOD BET AS
WELL GIVEN THE DEARTH OF ANY MID LVL STEERING WINDS...STORMS VERY
LIKELY TO DEVELOP AND DISSIPATE OVER THE SAME LOCATION. SMALL HAIL
PSBL...BUT WITH H70 TEMPS BTWN 10-11C AND H50 TEMPS AROUND -5C...SVR
HAIL IS UNLIKELY.
MID MORNING TEMPS ALREADY IN THE U80S AREAWIDE WITH HEAT INDEX
VALUES APPROACHING OR EXCEEDING 100. ABV AVG MAX TEMPS WILL
CONTINUE WITH READINGS IN THE U90S ACRS THE INTERIOR...COASTAL TEMPS
IN THE L/M90S DUE TO THE MODIFYING EFFECTS OF THE SEABREEZE. SFC
DEWPOINTS IN THE M70S WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE HEAT INDICES IN THE
101-105 RANGE ALONG THE COAST...105-110 RANGE INTERIOR.
&&
.AVIATION...
THRU 17Z...VFR ALL SITES...LCL CIGS ABV FL120. BTWN 17Z-19Z...SCT
MVFR SHRAS/ISOLD IFR TSTMS DVLPG ALG THE EAST COAST SEABREEZE. BTWN
19Z-23Z...TSTMS BCMG SCT OVER INTERIOR SITES...ISOLD +TSRA WITH SFC
WND G35KTS+...VFR COASTAL SITES. BTWN 23Z-02Z...ISOLD SHRA/TSRA W
OF KMCO-KSFB. AFT 02Z...VFR ALL SITES.
&&
.MARINE...
NO HIGHLIGHTS...NO SIG CHANGES. SFC/BNDRY LYR WINDS BLO
12KTS...SEAS BLO 2FT.
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR JUNE 16 AND 17:
JUNE 16 JUNE 17
DAYTONA BEACH......101(1998)....98(1998)
ORLANDO.............98(1998)...100(1998)
SANFORD.............97(1964)....98(1964)
LEESBURG............96(2001)....95(2001)
MELBOURNE...........98(1998)....99(1998)
VERO BEACH..........96(1949)....96(1998)
&&
.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...HEAT ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-ORANGE-OSCEOLA-
SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN LAKE.
AM...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...BRAGAW
LONG TERM....LASCODYHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 429 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-162200- 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- 429 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE BY MID AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST COVERAGE EXPECTED AROUND THE EVENING COMMUTE TIME THROUGH 10 PM AS SEA BREEZE BOUNDARIES FROM BOTH COASTS COLLIDE OVER THE INTERIOR. STRONGER STORMS OVER THE INTERIOR...ESPECIALLY WITH THE EVENING SEA BREEZE COLLISION...WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF AN APPROACHING STORM TO AVOID THE LIGHTNING DANGER. ...FLOOD IMPACT... LIGHT WINDS THROUGH MOST OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL MEAN ANY STORMS THAT FORM TODAY WILL MOVE VERY LITTLE. WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME IN ONE LOCATION. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY IN LOCATIONS THAT SAW HEAVY RAIN ON TUESDAY. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT IMPACT... HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN PRODUCE DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX READINGS THIS AFTERNOON. HEAT INDEX READINGS OF 101 TO 106 CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST BEFORE THE SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON. INTERIOR LOCATIONS WILL SEE HEAT INDEX READINGS OF 105 TO 109 THROUGH MOST OF THE AFTERNOON. A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR INTERIOR LOCATIONS FOR THIS AFTERNOON. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE... TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. ...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON OVER THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY AS THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE FORMS AND MOVES INLAND. THE HIGHEST COVERAGE OF STORMS TODAY IS EXPECTED OVER THE INTERIOR AS SEA BREEZE BOUNDARIES FROM BOTH COASTS COLLIDE. STRONGER STORMS THIS AFTERNOON CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS. STORMS WILL MOVE LITTLE...IF AT A ALL...FROM WHERE THEY FORM. KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY FOR STORMS DEVELOPING NEAR YOUR LOCATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY TREND CLOSER TO NORMAL BY THIS WEEKEND. SCATTERED AFTERNOON LIGHTNING STORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH DAY WITH THE MAIN HAZARD BEING DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. MOSES
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
323 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010
FLZ045-161945-
ORANGE-
323 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SMALL HAIL OVER
EASTERN ORANGE COUNTY...
* UNTIL 345 PM EDT.
AT 315 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL OVER
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTY ALONG THE BEACH LINE...MOVING
WEST AT 5 MPH.
PREPARE FOR TORRENTIAL RAIN AND SMALL HAIL ALONG THE 5 2 8 BEACH
LINE HIGHWAY.
LAT...LON 2847 8087 2845 8089 2842 8090 2840 8088
2839 8088 2841 8102 2850 8100 2852 8100
2854 8099 2855 8094 2851 8091 2850 8089
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 087DEG 8KT 2846 8093
PBThe Melbourne radar (KMLB), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:40 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A strong thunderstorm became locally severe, with winds uprooting multiple large trees in Audubon Park within Orlando. Numerous power lines were also downed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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