Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed along the east coast sea breeze with a couple of them becoming strong enough to produce nickel-sized hail.
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The episode as NWS MLB wrote it up.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed along the east coast sea breeze with a couple of them becoming strong enough to produce nickel-sized hail.
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 4, 9:05 AM EST, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1005 AM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 .DISCUSSION... CURRENT...SURFACE METARS AND VISIBLE SAT IMAGERY INDICATE A LITTLE SHARPER CURVATURE IN THE WIND FLOW ABOUT THE RIDGE AXIS...WHICH HAS LIFTED NWD TO A POSITION A LITTLE NORTH OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE EARLY THIS MORNING. GPS AND RAOB DATA SHOW PWATS IN THE 1.5" - 1.8" RANGE WITH HIGHEST VALUES OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN CWA. TODAY/TONIGHT...SUFFICIENT MOISTURE COMBINED WITH FULL SUN WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED TO SCATTERED COVERAGE OF SHOWERS/STORMS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. AS HAS BEEN THE CASE THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...BEST CHANCE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND LAKE OKEE...WHILE LATE DAY SEA BREEZE COLLISION WILL FAVOR STORMS OVER THE INTERIOR/NORTH INTO THE EARLY EVENING. MADE A FEW TWEAKS TO POPS TODAY - INCREASED A COUPLE SPOTS BY 10 PCT NE OF LAKE OKEE AND THE NORTH INTERIOR FOR THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO TWEAKED EARLY EVENING POPS UP A BIT OVER THE INTERIOR. STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE PULSE TYPE STORMS POSSIBLE AGAIN ALONG BOUNDARY COLLISIONS. H85-H50 MEAN WIND REMAINS LESS THAN 5KT OVER THE ENTIRETY OF THE PENINSULA...SO COMPLETE DEARTH OF STEERING FLOW MEANS STORM MOTION WILL BE VIA PROPAGATION ALONG BOUNDARIES AND TOWARD AREAS OF GREATER INSTABILITY. MAX TEMPS WILL AVERAGE ABOUT A CAT ABOVE NORMAL OVER THE INTERIOR/ NORTH...WHERE L-M90S WILL BE COMMON. LOWS MAINLY IN THE L-M70S. && .AVIATION...EAST COAST SEA BREEZE DEVELOPING EARLIER (~16Z OR SO) AGAIN FROM VRB-FPR-SUA..THEN GRADUALLY LATER HEADING NORTH WITH 18-19Z ONSET AT DAB. IFR VSBYS IN TS WITH G30KT POSSIBLE INVOF MLB-SUA..THEN SHIFTING TO THE INTERIOR/NORTH WITH HIGHER (SCT) TS COVERAGE EXPECTED...BEST CHANCE FROM 21Z-01Z. STORMS WILL BE QSTNRY WITH SLOW PROPAGATION AGAIN TODAY. && .MARINE...RIDGE AXIS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY LIFT NORTH TO ACROSS CENTRAL PENINSULA TONIGHT. S-SE WINDS 5-10KT...ESE 10-12KT NEAR THE COAST IN AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE. REALLY NO SIGN OF 3FT SEAS ANYWHERE...SO WILL SHADE BACK TO 1-2 FT. && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. && FORECAST/AVIATION...CRISTALDI IMPACT GRAPHICS....WIMMER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1155 AM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-050400- 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- 1155 AM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... EARLY AFTERNOON SHOWERS WILL FORM ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE AS IT PUSHES ACROSS COASTAL LOCATIONS AND JUST WEST OF INTERSTATE 95. MID TO LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM ALONG AND BEHIND THE SEA BREEZE AS IT PUSHES WEST ACROSS INTERIOR LOCATIONS WEST OF INTERSTATE 95. STORM COVERAGE WILL BECOME SCATTERED BY LATE AFTERNOON OVER THE INTERIOR AS THE EAST AND WEST COAST SEA BREEZES INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER FROM AROUND NORTHWEST VOLUSIA COUNTY ACROSS SEMINOLE...LAKE...ORANGE...OSCEOLA AND OKEECHOBEE. STORMS WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH BACK TO TOWARD COAST VOLUSIA AND NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTIES. THE PRIMARY WEATHER HAZARD WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THAT MAY LEAD TO SHORT TERM LOCALIZED FLOODING AND SMALL HAIL. STORMS MAY LINGER INTO THE MID EVENING ORLANDO TO DAYTONA. .FLOOD IMPACT... THE SLOW STORM MOTION WILL ALLOW HEAVY RAIN AMOUNTS TO OCCUR AS STORMS PASS...WITH RAIN TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. THESE HEAVY RAIN AMOUNTS MAY LEAD TO TEMPORARY FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS. .RIP CURRENT IMPACT... A SMALL LONG PERIOD OCEAN SWELL AND FULL MOON WILL BRING A MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK TO AREA BEACHES TODAY. BEACHGOERS ARE URGED TO ONLY SWIM WHERE A LIFEGUARD IS PRESENT. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... A FEW STORMS EARLY AFTERNOON NEAR THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAYS BECOME SCATTERED OVER THE INTERIOR THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING AND MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 34 KNOTS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD KEEP BE ALERT FOR STORMS MOVING TOWARD THEM AND SEEK SAFE HARBOR UNTIL THE STORMS PASS THEIR LOCATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK WILL PERSIST INTO THE LATE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. SCATTERED LIGHTNING STORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE HIGHEST COVERAGE WILL BE ACROSS THE INTERIOR SECTIONS WITH THE COLLISION OF THE EAST AND WEST COAST SEA BREEZES LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH AROUND SUNSET. GLITTO/UPDATE WIMMER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
849 AM EDT WED JUL 04 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0848 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N OAK RIDGE 28.51N 81.43W
07/03/2012 ORANGE FL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES DOWN ON SCHANK COURT
0905 PM TSTM WND DMG ORLANDO 28.50N 81.37W
07/03/2012 ORANGE FL BROADCAST MEDIA
INTERSECTION S. JOHN YOUNG PKWY. AND L.B. MCLEOD ROAD.
LARGE TREE DOWN, TOOK UP SIDEWALK AND LIGHT POLE. ISLE OF
CATALINA SUBDIVISION.
&&
FXDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
148 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012
FLZ047-147-041830-
NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
148 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
BREVARD COUNTY...
* UNTIL 230 PM EDT.
AT 148 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERAL CLUSTERS OF STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND
SMALL HAIL FROM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER TO MIMS...COCOA AND CANAVERAL
GROVES. THE AREA OF STORMS WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS
AND SMALL HAIL INCLUDE ROCKLEDGE...TITUSVILLE...COCOA BEACH...PORT
CANAVERAL.
THE PRIMARY THREATS 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.
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.
LAT...LON 2844 8054 2840 8059 2828 8060 2831 8065
2828 8067 2829 8085 2843 8090 2848 8087
2853 8093 2870 8095 2871 8082 2866 8081
2871 8076 2871 8071 2868 8066 2871 8068
2871 8066 2869 8064 2858 8056 2848 8053
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 284DEG 2KT 2855 8066 2843 8075
2834 8076SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
150 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012
FLZ047-147-041830-
NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
150 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
BREVARD COUNTY...
* UNTIL 230 PM EDT.
AT 148 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERAL CLUSTERS OF STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND
SMALL HAIL FROM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER TO MIMS...COCOA AND CANAVERAL
GROVES. THE AREA OF STORMS WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS
AND SMALL HAIL INCLUDE ROCKLEDGE...TITUSVILLE...COCOA BEACH...PORT
CANAVERAL.
THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 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.
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.
LAT...LON 2844 8054 2840 8059 2828 8060 2831 8065
2828 8067 2829 8085 2843 8090 2848 8087
2853 8093 2870 8095 2871 8082 2866 8081
2871 8076 2871 8071 2868 8066 2871 8068
2871 8066 2869 8064 2858 8056 2848 8053
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 284DEG 2KT 2855 8066 2843 8075
2834 8076The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:58 UTC.
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Nickel sized hail fell near Scottsmoor as a strong sea breeze induced thunderstorm occurred.
A citizen reported nickel sized hail near Exit 272 on the Florida Turnpike near Oakland.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, July 2012
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 381460, 381461.