An isolated severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees and blew over a few sturdy structures across northern Brevard County.
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An isolated severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees and blew over a few sturdy structures across northern Brevard County.
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 Jul 26, 1:48 PM EST, 12 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 248 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011 .DISCUSSION... THROUGH TONIGHT...PERSISTENCE OF MID/HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS HAS HELPED DELAYED HEATING AND START OF STORMS THOSE SECTIONS. HOWEVER...STORM COVERAGE HAS PICKED UP FROM THE SOUTH WHERE FEWER CLOUDS AND MORE FAVORABLE JET ASCENT EXISTS. STORMS ARE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH AND EAST AND COVERAGE WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON WITH LATEST WRF RUN INDICATING A FAVORED AREA NEAR THE EAST COAST AND ANOTHER AS STORMS AND OUTFLOWS MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR INTERACT WITH ACTIVITY APPROACHING LAKE CO. SOME COOLER/DRIER AIR AT MID LEVELS ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER LOW NEAR THE SE U.S. COAST MAY ALLOW A FEW STRONGER STORMS TO FORM. ACTIVITY WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS. OVERNIGHT MINS AGAIN ABOVE NORMAL WITH MID/UPPER 70S. WED...LOW LEVEL RIDGE AXIS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN FL PENINSULA BUT STARTING TO DRIFT BACK NORTHWARD BY LATER IN THE DAY. GOOD FEED OF MOISTURE INTO EH AREA VIA SOUTHERLY FLOW TO THE NORTH OF THE TROPICAL WAVE THAT WILL BE APPROACHING YUCATAN REGION. HAVE DISTRIBUTED POPS WITH HIGHEST VALUES (60) ROUGHLY NEAR AND NORTH OF I-4 AND SCATTERED REMAINDER OF THE AREA...THOUGH LATE DAY COVERAGE DECREASING SE COASTAL SECTIONS. HIGHS LOW/MID 90S INLAND AND UPPER 80S/NEAR 90 AT THE COAST. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... THURS-FRI...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS WILL CONTINUE A NORTHWARD MOVEMENT AND SETTLE OVER NORTH FLORIDA INTO LATE WEEK. IN ADDITION...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT WILL SETTLE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. THIS WILL PROVIDE A DEEPER EASTERLY FLOW OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA WITH EARLIER DEVELOPMENT AND QUICKER INLAND MOVEMENT OF THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE. GFS CONTINUES TO SHOW DRIER AIR BUILDING INTO THE REGION LATE WEEK WITH RAIN CHANCES DECREASING TO 20-30% FRIDAY. HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE LOW 90S ALONG THE COAST TO MID 90S INLAND. LOWS OVERNIGHT WILL GENERALLY REMAIN IN THE MID/UPPER 70S. SAT-MON...RIDGE AXIS NORTH OF THE AREA SAT WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT BACK TOWARD THE SOUTH INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A WEAK TROUGH MOVES INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. RAIN CHANCES REMAIN BELOW NORMAL INTO THE WEEKEND DUE TO DRIER AIR OVER THE AREA. HOWEVER DEVELOPING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK MAY INCREASE MOISTURE AND CONCENTRATE MORE AFTERNOON SHOWER/STORMS TOWARD EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. && .AVIATION... SCT TSRA MOVING NE INTO EARLY EVENING WITH TEMPO MVFR/LCL IFR AND SFC WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35-40KT WITHS TSRA. ACTIVITY STARTING TO WIND DOWN AFT 00Z. && .MARINE...STORMS MOVING ACROSS THE COAST FROM THE MAINLAND MAY HAVE GUSTS TO 34KT THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...RIDGE AXIS REMAINS SOUTH OF THE AREA INTO WED THEN BEGINS TO SLOWLY MIGRATE BACK NORTHWARD LATE WED THROUGH THE LATE WEEK. S-SSW WINDS EARLY WED WILL GRADUALLY BACK TOWARD MORE ONSHORE COMPONENT THROUGH THE LATE WEEK AS RIDGE AXIS DRIFTS BACK TO THE NORTH BUT WIND SPEEDS AOB 10-15KT. SEAS GENERALLY 2-3 FT NEAR SHORE TO 3-4 FT OFFSHORE INTO THROUGH THURS THEN 3 FT OR LESS FROM FRI INTO THE WEEKEND. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 76 91 76 91 / 30 50 30 40 MCO 76 93 76 94 / 30 50 20 30 MLB 76 89 77 90 / 30 50 20 30 VRB 77 90 78 91 / 30 40 20 30 LEE 76 93 77 94 / 30 50 30 40 SFB 78 94 77 95 / 30 50 30 40 ORL 77 93 78 94 / 30 50 30 40 FPR 77 89 76 91 / 30 40 20 30 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION...GLITTO IMPACT WX....MOSES
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 957 AM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-261900- 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- 957 AM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING STORMS DEVELOPING ALONG THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EASTWARDS ACROSS THE PENINSULA WITH THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE FROM CAPE CANAVERAL SOUTHWARDS IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL INCREASE ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-4 CORRIDOR IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS BOTH THE EAST AND WEST COAST SEA BREEZE INTERACT WITH OTHER BOUNDARIES ACROSS THE REGION. A FEW STRONG STORMS MAY PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 35 KNOTS OR GREATER ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 4 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL AFFECT INLAND LAKES AND WATERWAYS BY THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...MOVING OFF THE NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH OVER THE INTRACOASTAL AND NEARSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS OF VOLUSIA AND BREVARD COUNTIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SCATTERED LIGHTNING STORMS ARE FORECAST AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY WITH A FEW STRONGER STORMS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST TO NORTHEAST BY MID AFTERNOON. STORM COVERAGE WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY BY THURSDAY INTO LATE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. PENDERGRAST/MOSES
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
243 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011
FLZ045-053-261945-
ORANGE-OSCEOLA-
243 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN UP TO 55 MPH AND SMALL HAIL OVER CENTRAL ORANGE
COUNTY...NORTHWESTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY...
* UNTIL 345 PM EDT.
AT 241 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL OVER WEST LAKE
TOHO...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS
AND SMALL HAIL INCLUDE KISSIMMEE...CAMPBELL...ORLANDO...PINE CASTLE
AND POINCIANA PLACE.
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.
LAT...LON 2859 8157 2853 8107 2807 8122 2812 8146
2814 8146 2814 8152 2814 8153 2820 8153
2825 8156 2826 8161
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 200DEG 15KT 2822 8142
MOSESSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
254 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011
FLZ045-047-053-147-262000-
NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
254 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH AND SMALL HAIL OVER BREVARD COUNTY...
SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY...NORTHEASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY...
* UNTIL 400 PM EDT.
AT 250 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL OVER CANAVERAL
GROVES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
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.
LAT...LON 2790 8086 2853 8100 2860 8080 2854 8078
2854 8074 2859 8073 2861 8078 2867 8063
2859 8057 2846 8052 2840 8059 2826 8060
2809 8056 2794 8049
TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 204DEG 18KT 2842 8081
MOSESThe Melbourne radar (KMLB), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:00 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A Brevard County media outlet reported that several trees and a few sections of a concrete retaining wall were knocked over from Sharpes to Port St. John as a severe thunderstorm moved through.
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