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Severe Storms of April 8, 2004

In the early afternoon of April 8th, severe storms rolled through the central Florida area, causing scattered areas of damage in the area north of Sanford and west of Daytona Beach. Damage areas in De Leon Springs and in the Cove Estates area near Osteen were surveyed to determine the character of the storm.

Products issued from NWS in Melbourne:

FLUS42 KMLB 081544 CCA
HWOMLB

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1145 AM EDT THU APR 8 2004

AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-
082100-
COASTAL VOLUSIA-COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET OUT TO 20 NM-
FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH OUT TO 20 NM-INDIAN RIVER-
INLAND VOLUSIA-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-
ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE-
1107 AM EDT THU APR 8 2004

.DAY ONE...

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING AROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES AND THE
NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO WAS PRODUCING A LINE THUNDERSTORMS OVER
NORTH FLORIDA. AS THE LINE OF STORMS MOVES EAST DURING THE DAY...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS. SOME OF THE STORMS
OVER THE NORTHERN COUNTIES MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 55 MPH AND
HAIL NICKEL SIZE OR LARGER. DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
ACCOMPANY ALL THE STORMS. THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A BRIEF TORNADO OVER NORTH LAKE AND INLAND
VOLUSIA COUNTIES.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
WEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY.  THESE WINDS WILL GENERATE
SEAS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET SEAS NEARSHORE...AND UP TO 6 FEET
OFFSHORE.  IN ADDITION...THE OFFSHORE WIND COMPONENT WILL CREATE
CHOPPY SEAS WITH WAVE PERIODS NEAR OR BELOW 5 SECONDS.  SMALL CRAFT
OPERATORS SHOULD EXCERCISE CAUTION OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC TODAY AND
REMAIN CLOSE TO SHORE IF POSSIBLE.

...MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OFF THE MAINLAND BETWEEN FLAGLER BEACH AND
COCOA BEACH MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AS THEY MOVE EAST AT 20 MPH. AN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 40 KNOTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS FLORIDA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
THIS SYSTEM MAY GENERATE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH DEADLY
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS AS THE SYSTEM PULLS A COLD FRONT INTO
FLORIDA.


.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN NETWORKS ARE REQUESTED TO ACTIVATE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...VOLUSIA...LAKE...ORANGE...SEMINOLE.

$$
WIMMER

FPUS72 KMLB 081617
NOWMLB

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1215 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004

FLZ041-044>046-141-144-147-081800-
COASTAL VOLUSIA-INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-
SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN LAKE-
1215 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004

.NOW...
THROUGH 2 PM...A VERY STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL MOVE EAST
SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH ACROSS VOLUSIA COUNTY. THIS STORM WILL MOVE
ACROSS LAKE GEORGE TO DE LEON SPRINGS AND TO INTERSTATE 4 IN
CENTRAL VOLUSIA COUNTY. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING STORMS WILL
MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY FROM LADY LAKE TO UMATILLA AND
EAST TO PAISLEY AND FOREST HILLS. THESE STORMS WILL CONTAIN HEAVY
RAIN...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL.

$$

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WWUS82 KMLB 081631
SPSMLB

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1230 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004

FLZ041-141-081715-
COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY-
1230 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004

...STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS FROM 40 TO 45 MPH AND
SMALL HAIL ACROSS VOLUSIA COUNTY...

AT 1228 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH AND
SMALL HAIL OVER BARBERVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS DELAND...SPRUCE CREEK AND TOWARD THE
COAST NEAR NEW SMYRNA BEACH THROUGH 115 PM.

$$

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