A local man was pulled from the surf and died after being caught in a rip current.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS MLB wrote it up.
A local man was pulled from the surf and died after being caught in a rip current.
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 19, 9:40 AM EST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1040 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2014 .DISCUSSION... LATEST WX PATTERN SHOWS THE FL PENINSULA UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A BROAD AND DEEP ATLC RIDGE AXIS THAT HAS BEEN BISECTED BY A SHORT WAVE TROF OVER THE BAHAMA BANK THAT BRANCHES OUT FROM THE FRONTAL TROF OVER THE DEEP SOUTH. MORNING SOUNDINGS SHOW A TIGHT MOISTURE GRADIENT ACRS CENTRAL FL: KTBW REMAINS UNDER A SLUG OF DRY AIR WITH PWAT VALUES ARND 1.2"...WHICH INCREASE TO 1.7"-2.0" BTWN KJAX-KMFL. TEMPS OFF THE KXMR SOUNDING REVEAL A WEAK THERMODYNAMIC PROFILE OVER HEAD WITH H70 TEMPS BTWN 10-11C...H50 TEMPS ARND -5C. RUC40 ANALYSIS CONFIRMS THIS WITH LAPSE RATES THRU THE H85-H50 LYR LARGELY BTWN 5.0-5.5C/KM. ALOFT...A DEEP ANTICYCLONE CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL/SE GOMEX WILL GENERATE A WEAK N/NWRLY STEERING FLOW WHILE MAINTAINING THE WEAK THERMODYNAMIC PROFILE ACRS CENTRAL FL. THE WILDCARD FOR THE DAY IS A SMALL POCKET OF MID LVL VORTICITY ASSOCD WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONTAL TROF. WHILE THE GOMEX RIDGE WILL BLOCK OUT THE MAJORITY OF THIS ENERGY...IT IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THAT A PORTION OF THIS ENERGY MAY BRUSH THE NRN CWA AS IT WORKS ITS WAY E/SE ARND LEADING EDGE OF THE RIDGE. SHOULD THIS ENERGY MANAGE TO ERODE THE NE FLANK OF THE RIDGE...LATE AFTN/EARLY EVNG CONVECTION CHANCES WILL INCREASE ACRS THE NRN CWA N OF THE BEACH LINE EXPRESSWAY. CI DECK ALOFT IS ERODING...AND WITH SFC DEWPOINTS IN THE M70S...EXPECT ISOLD SHRA/TSRAS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE BNDRY BY EARLY AFTN. STORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE BY LATE AFTN/ERLY EVNG ALONG THE FL TURNPIKE AS THE EAST AND WEST COAST SEA BREEZES BEGIN TO INTERACT. N/NW STEERING FLOW MAY ALLOW SOME BLOW BACK PRECIP TO OCCUR N OF THE CAPE...BUT THE BULK OF ANY PRECIP WILL BE CONFINED TO THE INTERIOR. MORNING UPDATE TO BUMP POPS UP BY 10PCT ACRS THE BOARD...FOCUSING ON THE LATE AFTN PD. && .AVIATION... THRU 19/16Z...SFC WNDS BCMG E/NE ARND 10KTS COASTAL SITES...5-10KTS INTERIOR SITES...CIGS AOA FL120. BTWN 19/18Z-19/24Z...ISOLD MVFR SHRAS/IFR TSRAS W OF KSFB-KORL MVG S ARND 10KTS. BTWN 20/00Z-20/03Z...VFR ALL SITES...SFC WNDS BCMG LGT/VRBL. && .MARINE... BROAD SFC/LOW LVL RIDGE AXIS DRAPED OVER THE CENTRAL/SRN FL PENINSULA GENERATING LIGHT/VARIABLE WINDS ACRS THE LCL ATLC THIS MORNING...SEAS AOB 2FT NEARSHORE AND 2-3FT OFFSHORE...MAINLY DUE TO AN ERLY BACKGROUND SWELL. WEAK PGRAD WILL ALLOW THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE TO DVLP BY MIDDAY...SFC/BNDRY LYR WINDS SHIFTING TO E/NE AND INCREASING TO ARND 10KTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN SEA HEIGHTS. SLGT CHC OF AFTN/EVNG TSTMS MOVING OFFSHORE N OF PORT CANAVERAL. && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION...BRAGAW RADAR/IMPACT WX.......WIMMER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1149 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2014 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-200000- 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- 1149 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... DRY AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION AND THE INFLUENCE FROM AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THUNDERSTORM CHANCES BELOW NORMAL TODAY. ISOLATED STORMS WILL DEVELOP AT THE COAST ALONG THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING INLAND. SCATTERED LIGHTNING STORMS AWAY FROM THE COAST AND INLAND ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SEA BREEZE AS IT PRESSES WESTWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR LIGHTNING STORMS SHOULD BE OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND WEST OF ORLANDO IN LAKE COUNTY WHERE THE EAST AND WEST COAST SEA BREEZE COLLISIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR. A FEW STORMS MAY PUSH BACK TOWARDS THE VOLUSIA COUNTY COAST THIS EVENING. CONTINUING DRY AIR IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ENHANCE THE THREAT FOR GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WITHIN ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY. BRIEF DOWNPOURS AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP. .RIP CURRENT IMPACT... A SMALL SWELL MOVING INTO THE WATERS WILL LEAD TO A LOW TO MODERATE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS AT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. CHECK WITH OCEAN RESCUE AND BEACH PATROL FOR LATEST SURF CONDITIONS AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... STORMS THAT DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE CAPABLE OF GENERATING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS. STORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON AFFECTING THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS BEFORE MOVING INLAND WITH THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE POSING A THREAT TO BOATERS OVER THE INLAND LAKES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO MOVE OFFSHORE NORTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL DURING THE EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. BETTER MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO THE REGION ON SUNDAY...BRINGING AFTERNOON STORM CHANCES NEAR AVERAGE. A MORE UNSETTLED PATTERN IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWER AND STORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PREVAILING LIGHT EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL FAVOR THE INTERIOR FOR STORM DEVELOPMENT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. MOSES/UPDATED WIMMER
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A 31-year old man from Mims died of drowning after being caught in a rip current at an unguarded beach. A considerable amount of rip current rescues occurred during the day north at Daytona Beach and south at Cocoa Beach.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Brevard | 2014-07-19 | 31 | Male | In Water | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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