As Tropical Storm Colin moved from the northeast Gulf of Mexico to the far eastern Florida panhandle, outer rainbands impacted portions of east-central Florida with gusty winds and periods of heavy rain. While sustained winds remained below tropical storm force, gusts in heavy squalls did reach tropical storm force, mainly across Lake, Volusia and coastal Brevard Counties.
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As Tropical Storm Colin moved from the northeast Gulf of Mexico to the far eastern Florida panhandle, outer rainbands impacted portions of east-central Florida with gusty winds and periods of heavy rain. While sustained winds remained below tropical storm force, gusts in heavy squalls did reach tropical storm force, mainly across Lake, Volusia and coastal Brevard Counties. One brief, but strong far outer rainband brought tropical storm gusts to St. Lucie and Martin Counties. Twenty-four hour rainfall totals ending at 0700LST June 7 averaged 2-5 inches across portions of Lake, Volusia, Orange, and Seminole Counties, leading to some temporary, minor flooding.
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 6, 4:46 AM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
546 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2016
.DISCUSSION...
...Colin Poorly Organized and Still Lifting Northward...
...Slight Risk Of Severe Weather and A Few Tornadoes through Tonight...
...Periods Of Heavy Rain Producing Flooding Possible through Tonight...
Today-Tonight...Tropical Storm Colin has not been very well
organized but will dominate the weather locally as it moves
north/northeast over the eastern Gulf of Mexico today and then
emerges off the northeast Florida coast early Tuesday. However, a
system like this over warm water still has a potential to increase
in strength.
A variety of hazards is posed by this tropical storm. Currently
Tropical Storm warnings are in effect for Volusia and Brevard and
the adjacent coastal waters. Increasing wind fields will lead to
fast moving squalls with occasional/frequent gusts to tropical storm
force, especially from Lake and Orange counties northward. Therefore
will plan to go with a Tropical Storm warning for these interior
sections also.
Additionally, and probably most important in the short term,
increasing low level shear will bring a chance for tornadoes today
into this evening.
A threat for heavy rainfall totals also exists and there is a Flood
Watch in effect for the entire area. The highest rainfall amounts
are expected in northern sections where rain and squalls should be
most persistent. We are calling for a potential of 3-5 inches there,
but elsewhere heavy rainfall totals are possible too as nearly
stationary convergence bands set up.
Tuesday...Colin will be lifting well to the northeast but a trailing
high moisture band will extend back over the area. This should
prolong the heavy rain threat and we will probably have to extend
the Flood Watch.
WED-SUN...The latest GFS shows the high moisture band lingering into
late week especially across the south. Drying is eventually forecast
areawide by next weekend.
&&
.AVIATION...
Occasional fast moving squalls will affect all of the terminals
today and tonight. These squalls will begin at interior sites this
morning and eventually affect all terminals by afternoon. In
addition to torrential downpours, gusts to around 35 knots will
occur in squalls and there is a threat for isolated tornadoes too.
&&
.MARINE...
Today-Tonight...Even though the current conditions are still rather
benign over the Atlantic, there will be big changes occurring
quickly as Tropical Storm Colin moves northward over the eastern
Gulf of Mexico. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from
Sebastian Inlet northward, while strong small craft advisory
conditions will develop south of there. Increasing low level winds
will move squalls quickly northward and there is a threat for
waterspouts too. Needless to say, SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT.
Tue-Fri...Colin will be pulling well away to the northeast on Tue
but gusty southwest winds in its wake will continue to necessitate
headlines. High moisture will remain so there will continued high
chances for squalls with gusty winds. The trailing moisture band
will extend over the waters into late week, especially in the south,
so winds and weather will likely be slow to improve.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DAB 86 75 86 75 / 100 100 60 20
MCO 85 74 86 75 / 100 100 70 20
MLB 86 77 86 76 / 90 90 70 40
VRB 87 78 86 77 / 90 80 70 40
LEE 83 74 86 76 / 100 100 60 20
SFB 85 74 86 75 / 100 100 70 20
ORL 84 75 86 76 / 100 100 70 20
FPR 87 77 86 76 / 90 80 70 40
&&
.MLB Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
FL...Flood Watch through late tonight for Coastal Volusia County-
Indian River-Inland Volusia County-Martin-Northern Brevard
County-Northern Lake County-Okeechobee-Orange-Osceola-
Seminole-Southern Brevard County-Southern Lake County-St.
Lucie.
Tropical Storm Warning for Coastal Volusia County-Inland Volusia
County-Northern Brevard County-Northern Lake County-Orange-
Seminole-Southern Brevard County-Southern Lake County.
AM...Tropical Storm Warning for Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard
County Line 0-20 nm-Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County
Line 20-60 nm-Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian
Inlet 0-20 nm-Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian
Inlet 20-60 nm.
Small Craft Advisory until 4 AM EDT Wednesday for Sebastian
Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm-Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter
Inlet 20-60 nm.
&&
FORECASTS...Lascody
RADAR...Bragaw
TROPICAL...UlrichHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 613 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2016 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-070000- 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- 613 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... TROPICAL STORM COLIN, MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL PRODUCE INCREASING ATMOSPHERIC WINDS AND MOISTURE. THIS WILL LEAD TO FAST MOVING SQUALLS AFFECTING THE AREA ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME SQUALLS. WITH THE INCREASING WINDS AND LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR, A THREAT FOR TORNADOES ALSO EXISTS. MONITOR THE WEATHER FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS. .FLOOD IMPACT... TROPICAL MOISTURE OVERSPREADING THE AREA WILL RESULT IN OCCASIONAL TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. LOCATIONS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY LARGE AREAS OF RAINFALL AND REPEATING SQUALLS COULD EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. .HIGH WIND IMPACT... TROPICAL STORM COLIN WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON, WITH SPEEDS 25 TO 30 MPH AND OCCASIONALLY GUSTY TO 35 TO 40 MPH, ESPECIALLY NORTHWARD FROM ORLANDO AND CAPE CANAVERAL IN SQUALLS. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... SQUALLS MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWARD WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ACROSS THE MARINE AREAS, ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .WATERSPOUT IMPACT... INCREASING LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL BRING A POSSIBILITY OF WATERSPOUTS IN FAST MOVING SQUALLS. .WIND AND SEA IMPACT... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM SEBASTIAN INLET NORTHWARD, WHILE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT SOUTH OF THERE. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM COLIN WILL MOVE WELL NORTHEAST OF THE AREA BY EARLY TUESDAY. STILL, A BAND OF HIGH MOISTURE WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA AND BRING A CONTINUED CHANCE OF HEAVY RAIN. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL ALSO REMAIN HAZARDOUS. THIS HIGH MOISTURE BAND IS FORECAST TO LINGER INTO LATE WEEK, MAINLY SOUTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL AND BRING A THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED. LASCODY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
401 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2016
FLZ044>046-053-144-060900-
NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY FL-OSCEOLA FL-SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY FL-ORANGE FL-
SEMINOLE FL-
401 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN ORANGE...LAKE...WESTERN
SEMINOLE AND WESTERN OSCEOLA COUNTIES UNTIL 500 AM EDT...
AT 359 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A SQUALL LINE MOVING
NORTH OUT OF POLK COUNTY INTO SOUTH LAKE...WEST OSCEOLA...AND WEST
ORANGE COUNTIES. THE LINE EXTENDED FROM NEAR GROVELAND TO NEAR
HAINES CITY TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF AVON PARK. MOVEMENT WAS
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ORLANDO...KISSIMMEE...SANFORD...APOPKA AND ALTAMONTE SPRINGS.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 2896 8195 2895 8135 2888 8137 2884 8133
2778 8117 2788 8131 2795 8134 2806 8146
2801 8138 2808 8135 2809 8145 2814 8146
2814 8152 2826 8156 2826 8166 2835 8166
2835 8195
TIME...MOT...LOC 0759Z 250DEG 18KT 2853 8188 2815 8158 2769 8141
BRAGAWSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
457 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2016
FLZ041-044>046-061000-
INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY FL-NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY FL-ORANGE FL-
SEMINOLE FL-
457 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ORANGE...NORTHEASTERN LAKE...
SEMINOLE AND CENTRAL VOLUSIA COUNTIES UNTIL 600 AM EDT...
AT 455 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A SQUALL LINE MOVING
ACROSS LAKE AND WEST ORANGE COUNTIES ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
NEAR PITTMAN TO WEKIVA SPRINGS TO THE ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ORLANDO...DELTONA...SANFORD...APOPKA AND ALTAMONTE SPRINGS.
LAT...LON 2926 8142 2926 8133 2919 8131 2890 8111
2878 8105 2875 8106 2870 8102 2863 8101
2861 8098 2835 8087 2835 8131 2896 8169
2896 8166 2905 8166 2906 8164 2928 8164
2932 8168 2937 8146 2940 8142
TIME...MOT...LOC 0855Z 210DEG 24KT 2895 8169 2862 8144 2814 8124
BRAGAWThe Melbourne radar (KMLB), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:00 UTC.
3 tropical storm, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
The peak wind gust at Leesburg Airport ASOS (KLEE) reached 39 knots from the south as a heavy squall passed by at 2012LST June 6. Twenty-four hour rainfall totals ending at 0700LST June 7 reached between 2.0 and 2.25 inches at Astor, Mount Plymouth, Yahala and Lady Lake.
The peak wind gust at New Smyrna Beach AWOS (KEVB) reached 45 knots from the south as a heavy squall passed by at 1547LST June 6. Twenty-four hour rainfall totals ending at 0600LST June 7 reached between 2.0 and 2.75 inches at Edgewater, Glenwood and Turtle Mound.
The peak wind gust at USAF wind towers on Kennedy Space Center (NASA Causeway) reached 57 knots from the south-southwest as a heavy squall passed by at 1930LST June 6. Peak wind gusts on wind towers 4 miles southwest and 4 miles west-northwest of Cape Canaveral, reached 38 knots and 36 knots from the south-southwest, respectively, at 1750LST June 6.
Twenty-four hour rainfall totals ending at 0600LST June 7 reached between 2.5 and 4.57 inches at Chuluota, Sanford, Oviedo, Lake Mary and Valdez.
A picture relayed via Twitter showed several trees snapped in Palm City as an outer rainband associated with Tropical Storm Colin swept across the city and continued offshore.
A picture relayed via Twitter showed a tree downed in Ft. Pierce along Hayes Road as the comma head of an outer rainband (line echo wave pattern configuration) associated with Tropical Storm Colin swept across the city and moved offshore.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, June 2016The 2016 hurricane season
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: 638343, 638344, 638345, 638346, 638347, 638348.