Strong thunderstorms developed along the east and west coast sea breezes as they moved inland during the afternoon. Nickel sized hail was reported with a strong storm along the east coast sea breeze over northern Brevard County.
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Strong thunderstorms developed along the east and west coast sea breezes as they moved inland during the afternoon. Nickel sized hail was reported with a strong storm along the east coast sea breeze over northern Brevard County. Strong storms moving east into Lake county along the west coast sea breeze produced minor damage to a roof in Tavares.
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 25, 1:16 PM EST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 216 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015 .DISCUSSION... CURRENT-TONIGHT...EARLY AFTERNOON STRONG CONVECTION ALONG THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE ACROSS BREVARD COUNTY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH AND FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THIS ACTIVITY. THE I-4 CORRIDOR WILL LIKELY SEE NUMEROUS SHOWERS/STORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY AND ASSOCIATED CONVECTION MIX WITH VARIOUS BOUNDARIES FROM EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. STORM MOTION REMAINS SLOW WITH GENERALLY A WEST TO EAST OR NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST MOVEMENT OF CELLS. OVERALL THREATS CONTINUE TO BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO 45 TO 55 MPH IN A FEW STORMS. DEBRIS RAINFALL SHOULD DIMINISH SHORTLY AFT SUNSET WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE L/M70S. FRI-SUN...WEAK SURFACE PRESSURE RIDGING WILL SLIDE BOTH EAST AND SOUTH OF ECFL DURING THIS TIME AS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES THE DEEP SOUTH. TROUGHING IN THE MID-LEVELS ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS WILL ALLOW FOR A MORE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW IN BOTH THE LOW/MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. THIS REGIME WILL FAVOR SHOWERS/STORMS STACKING UP ON THE EASTERN PENINSULA IN THE AFTERNOON/EVENING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH AMOUNT/PLACEMENT OF DEEP LAYER MOISTURE OVER THE AREA BUT RECOMMEND A HIGHER THAN NORMAL PRECIPITATION CHANCE THROUGH THIS PERIOD OVERALL. THE ECSB WILL STILL DEVELOP AND PUSH SLOWLY INLAND ON FRI BUT TO A LESSER EXTENT ON SAT/SUN AS THE OPPOSING FLOW WILL BE A BIT STRONGER. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ALL ONGOING THREATS WITH CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. MAX TEMPS GENERALLY IN THE LOWER 90S EVEN AT THE BEACHES DUE TO THE DELAYED SEA BREEZE. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE A FEW MID 90S EVEN NEAR THE COAST GIVEN ENOUGH SFC HEATING. ...PREVIOUS EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION... MON-WED...SFC AND MID LEVEL RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY REBUILD OVER THE FL PENINSULA WHICH WILL RESULT IN SLIGHT MEAN DRYING AND A REDUCTION IN THE OFFSHORE FLOW. THIS WILL ALLOW EARLIER AND EASIER INLAND PENETRATION OF THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE. TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR LATE JUNE IN THE LOW TO MID 90S. && .AVIATION...ESE/SE WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND S/SW OVER THE INTERIOR. EXPECTING EARLY AFTN SEA BREEZE DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE COAST AND SLOW PUSH INLAND. SCT SHRA/TSRA ACROSS COASTAL TAF SITES EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SCT-NMRS CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY LATER THIS AFTN AND EVENING OVER THE INTERIOR. A FEW STORMS MAY PUSH BACK TOWARD THE EAST COAST LATER TODAY...ESPECIALLY KMLB NORTH. LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN..SMALL HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS ALL IN PLAY. && .MARINE...CURRENT-TONIGHT...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA. ESE/SE WINDS AT AROUND 10 KTS WILL VEER TO SSW/SW THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH SPEEDS MAINLY 7-13 MPH. SEAS 1-2 FT NEAR SHORE AND 2-3 FT OFFSHORE. MARINERS WILL NEED TO WATCH THE SKY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON ALONG THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS FOR STORM DEVELOPMENT AND THERE REMAINS THE POSSIBILITY FOR A FEW LATE DAY/EVENING STORMS TO PUSH BACK TO THE COAST...MAINLY NORTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET. FRI-SUN...THE ATLANTIC RIDGE AXIS FOCUSES SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA AS A COOL FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES THE DEEP SOUTH. THE FLOW WILL BECOME MORE UNIFORMLY SOUTHWEST INTO THE WEEKEND WITH SPEEDS INCREASING TO AROUND 15 KTS OVER THE OPEN ATLC. THE OFFSHORE MOVING AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWER/STORM POTENTIAL INCREASES WITH STRONGER SWRLY STEERING FLOW ENTERING THE PICTURE. SEAS 2-3 FT NEAR SHORE AND 3-4 FT OFFSHORE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 74 91 75 92 / 30 50 30 30 MCO 74 94 75 94 / 30 60 20 40 MLB 75 91 75 93 / 30 60 30 50 VRB 74 92 74 92 / 40 60 30 50 LEE 75 92 76 91 / 30 50 20 30 SFB 75 92 76 93 / 30 60 20 40 ORL 75 93 76 93 / 30 60 20 40 FPR 73 92 73 92 / 40 60 30 40 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. && FORECAST GRIDS...SEDLOCK IMPACT WEATHER/AVIATION...WEITLICH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1120 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2015 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-252300- FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 0-20 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 0-20 NM-FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20-60 NM-VOLUSIA- BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20-60 NM- SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20-60 NM-INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY- NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY- OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN- COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY- 1120 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST WITH THE FORMATION OF THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE. AS THE SEA BREEZE MOVES INLAND...CONVECTION WILL INCREASE WITH GREATEST STORM COVERAGE ACROSS THE INTERIOR ALONG THE I-4 CORRIDOR LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE WINDS GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. STORM MOTION WILL TEND TO BE SLOW AND ERRATIC...BUT A WEAK WESTERLY STEERING FLOW MAY PUSH A FEW STORMS BACK TOWARD THE COAST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. DUE TO THE EXPECTED SLOWER STORM MOTION TODAY A FEW STORMS WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND URBAN AREAS. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND NORTH OF THE I-4 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON AND DRIFT EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. ELSEWHERE...ISOLATED LIGHTNING STORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST COAST JUST INLAND FROM THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY BY EARLY AFTERNOON AS THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE FORMS AND DRIFTS INLAND. THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. BOATERS ON THE LARGER INLAND LAKES SHOULD KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY AS SOME STORMS WILL DEVELOP DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED AFTERNOON STORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. WESTERLY WINDS IN THE MID LEVELS WILL BRING HIGHER STORM CHANCES BACK TOWARD THE EAST COAST OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OFFSHORE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. BRAGAW/WEITLICH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
146 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015
FLZ147-251845-
NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY FL-
146 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN BREVARD COUNTY UNTIL
245 PM EDT...
AT 145 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES NORTH OF PORT CANAVERAL...MOVING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10
MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CAPE CANAVERAL AND MERRITT ISLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND STRONG WIND
GUSTS...WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND...SNAP TREE
LIMBS...CAUSE POWER OUTAGES OR CAPSIZE SMALL BOATS. HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.
HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...WHICH WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY AND MAY LEAD TO TEMPORARY FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 2845 8053 2841 8059 2835 8061 2834 8062
2839 8061 2841 8064 2843 8060 2857 8059
2858 8060 2844 8066 2837 8066 2836 8065
2834 8070 2834 8074 2841 8072 2842 8075
2858 8072 2860 8058
TIME...MOT...LOC 1745Z 359DEG 5KT 2853 8058
WEITLICHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
152 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015
FLZ047-251845-
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY FL-
152 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY UNTIL 245
PM EDT...
AT 151 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER WEST MELBOURNE...OR NEAR MELBOURNE...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.
ADDITIONAL STRONG STORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR FARTHER NORTH
OVER VIERA.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PALM BAY AND MELBOURNE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND STRONG WIND
GUSTS...WHICH CAN CAUSE UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND...SNAP TREE
LIMBS...CAUSE POWER OUTAGES OR CAPSIZE SMALL BOATS. HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.
BOATERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT STRONG WIND GUSTS SOMETIMES OCCUR WELL
AWAY FROM THE HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING ASSOCIATED WITH STORMS.
HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...WHICH WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY AND MAY LEAD TO TEMPORARY FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 2790 8087 2834 8086 2834 8072 2831 8070
2834 8070 2834 8064 2831 8066 2834 8061
2828 8061 2829 8067 2817 8062 2825 8068
2823 8067 2794 8053 2793 8052 2816 8061
2827 8061 2791 8048
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 359DEG 5KT 2805 8064
WEITLICHThe Melbourne radar (KMLB), 33 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:47 UTC.
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained spotter relayed a ham radio report of nickel sized hail at intersection of State Road 3 and State Road 528 in Merritt Island. The small hail lasted for about 5 minutes.
The sheet metal roof was peeled off a clubhouse on Country Club Drive along the shore of Little Lake Harris. Additional minor damage occurred to a tree in front of the building. The information was relayed by local media.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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