Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, FL ∙ Canaveral National Seashore, FL ∙ Merritt Island, FL ∙ Wilson, FL

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Melbourne FL 757 PM EDT Sun Aug 4 2024 The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Brevard County in east central Florida... * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 757 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Playalinda Beach, moving north at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Playalinda Beach, Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, and Klondike Beach. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for east central Florida. && LAT...LON 2854 8072 2884 8072 2860 8054 2853 8052 TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 176DEG 42KT 2861 8059 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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