A thunderstorm developed over Orlando International Airport and quickly became severe, producing a wind gust to 59 mph at the airport and damage nearby to homes due to falling trees.
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A thunderstorm developed over Orlando International Airport and quickly became severe, producing a wind gust to 59 mph at the airport and damage nearby to homes due to falling trees.
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 Aug 13, 2:28 PM EST, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Melbourne FL 328 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016 .DISCUSSION... Through Tonight...Only convection of note currently on radar is the isolated storms over central Volusia County. Otherwise, diffuse east coast sea breeze extend south of there to near/west of the St Johns River will continue to push rapidly inland, confining diurnal activity to the interior cos. Will use typical summertime pre-first period to address this activity. Looking upstream, marine showers are starting to pop a little as the more divergent eastern flank of the TUTT low beings to approach. This trend will continue overnight, and given the late afternoon radar trends, have drawn area of late night marine and coastal showers a little farther north to include Brevard County southward after midnight. Sultry SE flow will keep min temps in the M70s inland, U70s along the coast. Sunday-Sunday Night...TUTT axis along with its weaker mid level reflection will move westward across the southern peninsula early Sunday morning and into the eastern GOMEX by afternoon. Low level ESE to SE flow freshens and advects higher mean PWAT of near 2.0" into ECFL. Flow pattern still favors interior/western peninsula for higher pops, with overall numbers a good 20 percent higher. Forecast continues to indicate 30 POPS near the coast and 40-50 over the interior with the highest coverage in the late afternoon west of I-4. Highs in the upper 80s/around 90 along the coast and in the lower 90s across the interior. Diurnal activity will have carried itself west of the area by sunset, so only real chance for precip will be small late night coastal shower threat. Min temps continue on the warm side (M-U70s) in sultry E-SE flow. Monday (Previous)...Ridge aloft builds offshore from the Carolinas with deep easterly flow increasing across the area. Moisture levels look to decrease a bit from Sunday with rain chances expected near 30 percent along the coastal counties and 40 percent for the interior. Highs upper 80s/around 90 along the coast and lower 90s for the interior. Tuesday-Saturday (Previous)...The mid level ridge will hold strong into mid week extending from along the SE Atlc coast into N FL. Deep layer onshore flow will support low end scattered rain chances with POPs generally from 30-40 pct into late week...lowest along the coast and higher inland each afternoon. The mid level ridge is forecast to break down by Friday with a trough aloft approaching the SE Atlc coast by Saturday. This should allow rain chances to gradually increase into Saturday but still staying in the scattered range with POPs to 40-50 percent across the interior to start next weekend. Highs generally near 90 along the coast to the lower 90s across the interior. Lows in the mid 70s...except upper 70s along the immediate coast. && .AVIATION...Minimal threat for SHRA/TS at the interior aerodromes through 00Z as coverage will be quite isolated. Best chance there appears to be at KLEE 21Z-23Z. Coastal shower threat comes into play for the TIX-SUA corridor tonight, and may need some AMDs or prevailing VCSH there overnight. Higher threat for diurnal convection for all aerodromes on Sunday, with the interior sites continuing to be preferred for rain chances. && .MARINE...Sunday-Thursday...SE winds to 10-15 knots on Sunday will become easterly into Monday and then E/ESE into mid week. Seas 2-3 ft near shore to around 3 ft offshore. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 77 89 77 91 / 10 30 10 30 MCO 76 92 77 92 / 10 50 10 40 MLB 78 89 79 89 / 20 30 20 30 VRB 78 88 78 89 / 30 30 20 30 LEE 76 93 76 93 / 0 50 10 40 SFB 76 92 77 92 / 10 40 10 40 ORL 76 91 77 92 / 10 40 10 40 FPR 77 88 77 89 / 30 30 20 30 && .MLB Watches/Warnings/Advisories... FL...None. AM...None. && FORECASTS...Cristaldi AVIATION/RADAR/IMPACT WX...Sedlock
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1010 AM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-132300- 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- 1010 AM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... A DRIER AIRMASS MOVING INTO THE REGION WILL LEAD TO LOWER COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED STORMS WILL MAINLY BE LIMITED TO THE INTERIOR COUNTIES...ALONG THE INLAND MOVING EAST COAST SEA BREEZE. ANY STORMS THAT FORM WILL MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH AND WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .RIP CURRENT IMPACT... A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST AT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BEACHES TODAY. WHEN ARRIVING AT THE BEACH...CHECK WITH OCEAN RESCUE PERSONNEL ON THE LATEST SURF CONDITIONS AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... A FEW STRONGER STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS AS THEY MOVE NORTHWEST AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH OVER INLAND LAKES THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE BACK ACROSS THE REGION WITH SCATTERED STORM COVERAGE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON FROM SUNDAY INTO THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK. BEST RAIN CHANCES AND THREAT FOR A FEW STRONGER STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVER THE INTERIOR COUNTIES. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS IN ANY STRONGER STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. WEITLICH/SEDLOCK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 454 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016 FLZ045-053-132145- OSCEOLA FL-ORANGE FL- 454 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ORANGE AND NORTH CENTRAL OSCEOLA COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 453 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST LAKE TOHO...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ORLANDO...KISSIMMEE...SAINT CLOUD...WINTER PARK AND BAY LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 2823 8110 2812 8129 2843 8160 2860 8136 TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 140DEG 15KT 2830 8129 KELLY
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:22 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Orlando International Airport ASOS (KMCO) measured a peak gust of 59 mph as a severe thunderstorm impacted the airfield.
A tree fell on a home in the Conway area of Orlando as a severe thunderstorm impacted the area.
Severe thunderstorm winds downed a large tree onto a home and car on Lincoln Boulevard in Eatonville.
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