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POST STORM DAMAGE
SURVEYS & SUMMARIES
Local NWS offices have the responsibility
of surveying sites which experience significant weather related damage.
The survey team is usually lead by the Warning Coordination Meteorologist
(WCM) and often includes one or more staff meteorologists. The team
determines the type of damage (i.e. straight-line wind, microburst, tornado)
based on the pattern of debris, and the most likely peak wind speed associated
with the storm. In the case of a tornado, the touchdown location is
identified, as well as the length and width of track, and the strength based
on the Fujita scale (F0 -weakest to F5 - strongest). Below are some
pictures from recent surveys. If you witness storm damage, either as it
is occurring or afterwards, we are interested in your report. Please contact
us via telephone (321-255-0212), US Mail (421 Croton Road Melbourne, FL
32935), or by email.
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Click on either the storm date or the
description heading for the full survey. |
September 26, 2004 |
Hurricane Jeanne in east-central Florida.
Preliminary Summary Report for Hurricane Jeanne
Selected Radar Images of Jeanne's Passage through central Florida, and much more... |
September 4-5, 2004 |
Hurricane Frances in east-central Florida. Preliminary Summary Report for Hurricane Frances
Selected Radar Images of Frances' Passage through central Florida, and much more... |
August 13, 2004 |
Hurricane Charlie in east-central Florida.
Preliminary Summary Report for Hurricane Charley
Selected Radar Images of Charley's Passage through central Florida, and much more... |
August 4, 2004 |
F0 Tornado in Canova Beach
Under westerly steering flow, a band of showers and thunderstorms moved from central Florida and rapidly intensified... |
June 4, 2004 |
Wind Damage in LaGrange
Strong to severe thunderstorms occurred over east central Florida during the afternoon as a large boundary moved south into the area and teamed with the sea breeze. |
April 27, 2004 |
Microburst in Melbourne
A strong storm developed along a cold front as it moved through Brevard County around 2 pm on April 27, 2004. A microburst within the storm produced a narrow swath of wind damage... |
April 8, 2004 |
Hail & Wind Storms hit Central Florida
In the early afternoon of April 8th, severe storms rolled through the central Florida area, causing scattered areas of damage... |
September 20,
2003 |
Deadly Lightning Storm
On September 20th 2003, a 46 year old female physical education teacher
was killed by a bolt of lightning while on a soccer complex... |
August 6,
2003 |
Rockledge Storm
The east coast sea breeze pushed just inland during the early afternoon
of 8/6/2003. Meanwhile... |
August 1, 2003 |
Okeechobee Storm
ON FRIDAY EVENING...A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM
INVESTIGATED WIND DAMAGE WHICH OCCURRED... |
March 19, 2003 |
Deltona Storm
At 6:25 PM a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the Deltona area
of central Volusia County. |
January 24, 2003 |
Cold & Flurries
An arctic air mass roared into central Florida early
Friday morning... |
December 13, 2002 |
Wabasso Tornado
At 11:55 AM, a tornado formed in Wabasso,
Florida, traveling approximately 1.5 miles, roughly following highway
510. |
November
16, 2002 |
West Melbourne Microburst
Severe thunderstorms moved up from southwest Brevard county, producing
a damaging microburst in the area of Sam's Club in west Melbourne at about
4:15 pm on November 16, 2002. |
September
4, 2002 |
Tropical Storm
Edouard Summary
POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
235 PM EDT THU SEP 5 2002 |
August 27, 2002 |
Port St. Lucie Microburst
Early morning storms along the west central Florida coast produced an
outflow boundary which moved east across the peninsula, reaching the east
coast by mid afternoon. This boundary interacted with the east coast sea
breeze, which resulted in the development of storms, which rapidly intensified. |
July 27, 2002
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Ft. Pierce F0 Tornado/Landspout
The damage survey revealed that an F-0 tornado
developed and then quickly dissipated in the area of Fort Pierce at US
1 and El Rancho Drive to Maple Avenue. Eyewitnesses described the formation
of the funnel and it's dissipation between 11:00 am and 11:05 am EDT. |
September 14, 2001
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Tropical Storm Gabrielle/Brevard
County Tornado
As Tropical Storm Gabrielle was moving onshore southwest Florida, an outer
rainband produced a persistent tornado-producing cell which brushed the
Sebastian Inlet area (about 7:25 AM) , causing minor damage, then produced
F-0 damage in the Melbourne area on the east
end of the Melbourne causeway (about 7:55 AM), at the Anchorage Yacht
Basin (photo above). |
June 24, 2001
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Indian River County/Sebastian
Tornado
Severe thunderstorms spawned a weak (F0-F1) tornado which was responsible
for property damage in Indian River County. The event occurred during
the afternoon on Sunday (06/24/01) between 240 pm and 300 pm. |
May 22, 2001
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Osceola County F0 Tornado
Strong thunderstorm winds accompanied by an embedded weak tornado (F0)
were responsible for some property damage in parts of north Osceola County.
The event occurred during the early evening on Tuesday (05/22/01) around
6:30 PM. |
March 13, 2001
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Volusia County Macroburst/Tornado
Survey
Damaging winds occurred in Volusia County during the late morning
hours as severe thunderstorms moved east through the county. The
severe storms were part of a line of storms associated with an advancing
cold front which moved into the area. Several thunderstorms became severe
over Volusia County, impacting areas from Pierson to Ormond Beach and
Daytona Beach. |
July 20, 2000
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Leesburg Convective
Wind Storm
On the evening of July 20th, 2000, severe
thunderstorms moved across Lake County three times. The first storms
moved out of Sumter County across the Mascotte area to near Mount Dora
producing minor wind damage. |
October 16,
1999
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Hurricane Irene
Summary
HIGHEST WIND, in Knots. Speed is expressed
as DDFF, where first two digits represent speed direction and last two
is speed. For example, 3520 means wind was from north (350 degrees) at
20 knots. |
Sept. 14-15,
1999
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Hurricane Floyd
Summary
HIGHEST WIND, in Knots. Speed is expressed
as DDFF, where first two digits represent speed direction and last two
is speed. For example, 3520 means wind was from north (350 degrees) at
20 knots. |
February 22-23, 1998
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Central Florida
Tornado Outbreak
On February 22, 1998, a massive and powerful weather system approached
central Florida from the northwest and Gulf of Mexico. Later that
night, thunderstorms associated with this storm system spawned three tornado-producing
supercells, and we've all seen the tragic results. |
February 17,
1998
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Indialantic Tornado
The tornado first touched down around 707 AM on
February 17th, 1998 in the 500 block of South River Oaks Drive on
the barrier island near Indialantic. The tornado knocked down some fencing
in the backyard and tore the porch roof off of one house and damaged portions
of the main roof. |
December 27, 1997
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St. Cloud (Lake
Toho) Tornado
A long track supercell developed over west central Florida during the
early morning hours of 27 December. Radar signatures indicated the storm
was becoming tornadic over Polk County (just west of the NWSO Melbourne
County Warning Area [CWA]) prior to 4 AM (0900 UTC). |
November 13, 1997
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Lake Washington
(Melbourne) Tornado
THE F0 TORNADO FIRST TOUCHED DOWN NEAR INTERSTATE 95 JUST NORTH OF EAU
GALLIE BLVD IN MELBOURNE AROUND 350 PM WHERE HIGHWAY SIGNS WERE KNOCKED
DOWN AND DEBRIS WAS THROWN ONTO THE ROAD. |
November 2,
1997
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New Smyrna
Beach Tornado
AN F0-F1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 4000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 1 BETWEEN
ENTERPRISE AND WAYNE AVENUES... |
March 29, 1997
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KSC Microburst
Survey
Wind Damage Survey - Kennedy Space Center
04/02/97 Storm of 03/29/97 |
October 7, 1996
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Edgewater Tornado Survey
Edgewater Tornado Survey 10/8/96 -
Storm of 10/7/96. Damage Photos... |
May 12, 1996
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Okeechobee Tornado
WSR-88D Imagery from Okeechobee Tornado - May 12, 1996. Showers
developing on boundary over Lake Okeechobee. (b-ref/.5deg/130158z) |
March 31, 1996 |
Indian
River County Hailstorm
WSR-88D Imagery from March 31, 1996. Mesocyclone associated with large hail producing supercell over east Indian
River County. (srm/.5 deg/010109z) |
March 30, 1996
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Severe
Weather Outbreak & Cape Canaveral Tornado
WSR-88D Imagery from March 30, 1996.
Supercell with associated hook echo passing by Kenansville. (b-ref/.5
deg/302211z) |
March 28, 1996
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Possible
Volusia County Tornado
WSR-88D Imagery from March 28, 1996. Storm relative velocity display
of mesocyclone over southern Volusia County. Arrow points to area of potential
tornado.(srm/.5 deg/2132z) |
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Melbourne,
Florida
421 Croton Road
Melbourne, Florida 32935
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October 20, 2004
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