Tropical Storm Andrea approached the Florida Big Bend from the southwest, producing heavy rain across east-central Florida over a 3-day period. Area-wide totals of 2-4 inches were common, with isolated, maximum totals of 5-6 inches within Orange, Volusia and Osceola Counties.
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Tropical Storm Andrea approached the Florida Big Bend from the southwest, producing heavy rain across east-central Florida over a 3-day period. Area-wide totals of 2-4 inches were common, with isolated, maximum totals of 5-6 inches within Orange, Volusia and Osceola Counties.
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 4, 3:30 AM EST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 430 AM EDT TUE JUN 4 2013 .DISCUSSION... ...DEEP MOISTURE FEED FROM THE TROPICS WILL BRING A HEAVY RAIN/FLOOD THREAT... TODAY...LARGE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER WILL REMAIN OVER THE SE GULF...WHILE EXTENSIVE PLUME OF TROPICAL MOISTURE STREAMS NORTHEAST TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE EAST OF A MID/UPPER LEVEL SHEAR AXIS. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ALREADY NEAR 2 INCHES SHOULD CREEP UPWARD TO AS MUCH AS 2.25 INCHES TODAY. CONSIDERABLE MULTI- LAYED CLOUDINESS WILL PREVAIL...BUT LACK OF WIDESPREAD PRECIP THIS MORNING INTO MID DAY WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO WARM INTO THE MID/UPPER 80S. THE RESULTANT INSTABILITY...AIDED BY SYNOPTIC SCALE LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH SPOKES OF MID LEVEL VORTICITY AND MESOSCALE LIFT ALONG PROMINENT EAST COAST SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY SHOULD PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED STORMS THIS AFTERNOON ...70 POP AREAWIDE. WHILE SOME AREAS LIKELY TO RECEIVE HEAVY RAIN...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN THREAT LIKELY TO HOLD OFF FOR A WHILE LONGER. WILL NOT ISSUE FLOOD WATCH WITH THIS FORECAST CYCLE...BUT WILL NEED TO CONSIDER DURING THE NEXT SHIFT OR TWO. MAX TEMPS NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW CLIMO. TONIGHT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS WILL LINGER THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT...WITH AN ISOLATED SHOWER THREAT CONTINUING DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPS A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. WED...CLOUDY/WET PERIOD EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AS DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW EXISTS AHEAD OF TROUGH AXIS STREAMS A TROPICAL AIRMASS INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA. EXPECT EXTENSIVE MUTLI-LAYERED CLOUDS WITH AT LEAST SCATTERED DAYTIME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS DURING THE DAY...AND SCATTERED SHOWERS LINGERING WELL INTO THE EVENING/NIGHT. MAX TEMPS WILL AVERAGE SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL DUE TO CLOUDS/PRECIP. WARM MINS DUE TO SOUTHERLY FLOW/HIGH DEWPOINTS AND CLOUD COVER. THU...WHILE THE GFS AND WPC GUIDANCE KEEPS THE BULK OF THE HEAVIEST RAINS TO OUR WEST IN THE EASTERN GULF/FL WEST COAST... GREATEST MOISTURE CONVERGENCE/LIFT ARE POISED TO MOVE ACROSS REGION THU AND EXPECT WIDESPREAD RAINFALL. THINK THE GREATEST THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR FROM LATE WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. HAVE RAISED POPS 70-80 PERCENT THU AND 50-60 PERCENT THU NIGHT. THINK A FLOOD WATCH WILL EVENTUALLY BE WARRANTED FOR THIS PERIOD. RAINFALL TOTALS UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE BY EARLY FRI...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. MAX TEMPS WILL AVERAGE SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL DUE TO CLOUDS AND PRECIP. WARM MINS DUE TO SOUTHERLY FLOW/HIGH DEWPOINTS AND CLOUD COVER. IN ADDITION...THE GFS AND ECMWF MODELS ARE NOW SHOWING A SOMEWHAT MORE ORGANIZED LOW LIFTING N/NE ACROSS THE BIG BEND THU NIGHT. THIS SHOULD INCREASE THE SHEAR AND PRODUCE AN ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT OVER EC FL AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. FRI-SUN...DEEPENING SHORTWAVE TROUGH PROGGED TO EXTEND TO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND SHOULD HELP EJECT WEAK SURFACE LOW NORTHEAST ALONG THE LOWER EASTERN SEABOARD FRI/SAT. THIS SHOULD SHUNT THE BAND OF DEEPEST MOISTURE TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF CENTRAL FLORIDA...WITH SOME RELATIVE DRYING ACROSS OUR NORTHERN SECTIONS (ORLANDO NORTH). HOWEVER...DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE FEED WILL LIKELY CONTINUE JUST TO OUR SOUTH FROM THE YUCATAN TO THE SOUTHERN FL PENINSULA. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AXIS SUPPRESSED ACROSS CUBA AND THE BAHAMAS IS FORECAST TO LIFT NORTH OVER SOUTH FL...BRINGING THE BAND OF DEEPER MOISTURE BACK INTO THE AREA. SO ALTHOUGH WE SHOULD TRANSITION BACK TO MORE TYPICAL DIURNAL/SEA BREEZE DRIVEN THUNDERSTORM PATTERN...HEAVY RAINFALL CAN STILL BE EXPECTED. MAX TEMPS AT OR A LITTLE ABOVE CLIMO. && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST LATE MORNING...WITH EXCEPTION OF SOME POSSIBLE LOCAL MVFR CIGS THROUGH 12Z. TOO LOW CONFIDENCE TO ADD TO TAFS ATTM...BUT WILL MONITOR TRENDS FOR POSSIBLE INTRODUCTION. SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY...WITH PERIOD OF WIDESPREAD MVFR AND LOCAL IFR CONDX IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED STORMS ACROSS ENTIRE REGION. MOST LIKELY WINDOW 18-22Z INTERIOR TAF SITES AND 20-24Z COASTAL SITES. SHOWER/STORM COVERAGE AND MVFR CONDX WILL LESSEN DURING THE EVENING WITH VFR RETURNING AREAWIDE BY AROUND 04Z. && .MARINE...W/SW WINDS AOB 10 KT WILL ACQUIRE GREATER SOUTHERLY COMPONENT THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SE 10 KT FLOW DEVELOPING NEAR IMMEDIATE COAST WITH SEA BREEZE. LIGHT SW WINDS AGAIN TONIGHT. SEAS 1-2 FT NEASHORE AND UP TO 3 FT OFFSHORE TODAY/TONIGHT. WED-FRI...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE SHOULD BE NEAR THE WATERS WED AND CAUSE A SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WIND 10 KNOTS OR LESS. SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THU-FRI AS LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. HAVE CAPPED WINDS AT 20 KNOTS FOR NOW BUT THAT MAY BE CONSERVATIVE. WITH HIGH MOISTURE OVER THE AREA...EXPECT A GREATER THAN NORMAL COVERAGE OF SHOWERS/STORMS... WITH A PERIOD OF CONCENTRATED/HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE THU-THU NIGHT. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 88 71 87 72 / 70 40 50 40 MCO 87 71 89 72 / 70 40 60 50 MLB 86 72 86 74 / 70 40 50 60 VRB 85 72 86 74 / 70 40 50 60 LEE 88 71 89 72 / 70 40 60 40 SFB 87 72 90 73 / 70 40 60 40 ORL 87 72 89 73 / 70 40 60 50 FPR 85 71 85 73 / 70 40 50 60 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION...SPRATT LONG TERM....KELLY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 536 AM EDT TUE JUN 4 2013 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-042100- 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- 536 AM EDT TUE JUN 4 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... A LONG PLUME OF MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO FEED INTO THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING STORMS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...THEN WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE DURING THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOST LIKELY FROM MID AFTERNOON UNTIL SUNSET. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A FEW LIGHTNING STORMS WILL LINGER WELL INTO THE EVENING. STORM MOTION WILL BE TO THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH. .FLOOD IMPACT... MANY AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL LIKELY RECEIVE A HALF INCH TO INCH OF RAIN TODAY...WITH SOME AREAS ACCUMULATING TWO TO THREE INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE LOCALIZED HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS WILL CAUSE TEMPORARY MINOR FLOODING OF STREETS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .RIP CURRENT IMPACT... A TWO FOOT EASTERLY SWELL WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT THE ATLANTIC BEACHES AGAIN TODAY. SEVERAL RIP CURRENT RESCUES WERE REPORTED BY VOLUSIA AND BREVARD COUNTY LIFEGUARDS MONDAY. ALWAYS SWIM WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD AND DO NOT SWIM ALONE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BE IN PLACE OVER EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A MULTI-DAY HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND AFTERNOON AND EVENING LIGHTNING STORMS ARE FORECAST EACH DAY THROUGH MOST OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. AVERAGE RAINFALL TOTALS BY THE END OF THE WEEK MAY REACH 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE MOST WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS A WEAK SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO AND MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY DEVELOP WITHIN AREAS WHICH EXPERIENCE A PERSISTENT FEED OF TORRENTIAL RAIN OR SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. CHECK FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT. AN ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT IS POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A LINGERING EAST SWELL WILL BRING AN ELEVATED RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EARLY THIS WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 3 INCHES AS WELL AS ANY FLOODING. SPRATT/KELLY
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
CoCoRaHS station FL-VL-9 recorded a storm total of 5.49 of rain during Tropical Storm Andrea.
CoCoRaHS station FL-OR-1 recorded a storm total rainfall of 5.29 during Tropical Storm Andrea.
South Florida Water Management District station S61W (SWOF1) recorded 5.08 of rain during Tropical Storm Andrea.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 450868, 450869, 450871.