An afternoon thunderstorm produced a lightning strike that hit a house in Oak Hill. The house caught fire and suffered extensive damage.
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An afternoon thunderstorm produced a lightning strike that hit a house in Oak Hill. The house caught fire and suffered extensive damage. No injuries or fatalities were reported.
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NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 5, 8:47 AM EST, 5 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Melbourne FL 947 AM EDT Sat Aug 5 2017 .DISCUSSION...A return to more normal to above normal shower and storm coverage expected today, especially for interior and northern portions of east central Florida. High pressure ridge axis across the region will produce a S/SW flow over the region, transporting a band of deeper moisture across northern half of central FLorida. Models indicate PW values increasing to 2-2.3 inches by mid to late afternoon, and also show mid level impulses crossing the northern half of the state. This combined with sufficient daytime heating, with highs reaching the low to mid 90s, should lead to scattered to numerous showers and storms developing across northern areas, spreading east-northeast into the afternoon. Lower rain chances will exist across Okeechobee County and the Treasure Coast due to residual drier air in this region and faster development/inland movement of the east coast sea breeze. Main storm threats from any stronger convection later this afternoon will be frequent lightning strikes, strong wind gusts up to 40 to 50 mph and locally heavy downpours. && .AVIATION...VFR conditions forecast to prevail through the morning hours, then scattered to numerous showers and storms expected, mainly into the mid to late afternoon, especially across the northern terminals. Farther south from KMLB southward, lower rain chances exist due to lingering dry air across this region. Any shower or storms will be able to produce tempo IFR/MVFR conditions and variable/gusty winds. && .MARINE...S/SE winds to around 10 knots expected over the waters through this afternoon, with seas 2-3 ft near shore and around 3-4 ft offshore. Main concern for boaters will be scattered to numerous showers and storms pushing offshore of Volusia and Brevard County coast into the mid to late afternoon and early evening, producing gusty winds as they move into the nearshore waters. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 92 75 89 77 / 60 30 20 10 MCO 94 75 92 77 / 60 40 20 10 MLB 92 78 89 79 / 30 20 20 20 VRB 92 77 89 78 / 10 10 20 20 LEE 93 76 93 77 / 60 30 20 10 SFB 94 76 92 77 / 60 40 20 10 ORL 94 76 92 77 / 60 40 20 10 FPR 92 76 89 77 / 10 10 30 20 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. AM...None. && Weitlich/Spratt
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Melbourne FL 408 AM EDT Sat Aug 5 2017 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-060200- 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- 408 AM EDT Sat Aug 5 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... Daytime heating, boundary interactions, disturbances aloft and sufficient moisture will allow scattered to numerous showers and lightning storms to develop across northern portions of east central Florida this afternoon including metro Orlando, Volusia and northern Brevard counties. A few of the the storms may become strong with gusty winds to 40 to 50 mph, cloud to ground lightning strikes and locally heavy rainfall amounts. A lower coverage of storms is expected for Osceola, Okeechobee counties and the Treasure coast though some scattered storms should develop well inland from the Treasure coast into the late afternoon and evening as the east coast sea breeze moves well inland. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... Scattered mid to late afternoon and evening storms will affect areas from Kissimmee to Cape Canaveral northward. Some of the stronger storms may produce gusty winds to 34 knots, as they move east to northeast up to 15 to 20 mph over inland lakes and offshore, mainly north of the Cape. .RIP CURRENT IMPACT... An east swell at east central Florida beaches today will contribute to a moderate risk of rip currents today. Remember to swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. Low level southeast flow around the Atlantic ridge will keep lower chances for showers and storms near the east coast and scattered lightning storms expected inland and across the interior each day. The main thunderstorm hazards will be locally heavy rain, cloud to ground lightning and gusty winds. An east swell is expected to continue a moderate risk for rip currents over the weekend into early next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today. Volkmer
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:03 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Broadcast media reported that a house was struck by lightning on Maytown road, just east of Interstate 95 and near Cubert Lane in Oak Hill. The house suffered extensive damage. The homeowner was inside when the house was struck but he was not injured.
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