The parent storm which produced the EF0 tornado developed along the coast between Melbourne / Palm Bay and Satellite Beach around 2:00 PM and moved northward at 20-25 mph. The storm hugged the coast line through most of its life cycle before weakening as it moved off the coast just south of Playalinda Beach. The storm acquired a discernible inflow notch with corresponding cyclonic rotation around 2:10 PM as it moved north of Melbourne.
By 2:15 PM, the combination of both reflectivity and velocity signatures indicated the storm had a high probability of producing a waterspout or tornado. Given the storm's proximity to the coastline, both a Special Marine Warning and a Tornado Warning were necessary. At 2:22 PM, a Special Marine Warning was issued for the coastal and intracoastal waters of Brevard County from Cocoa Beach north to the Brevard-Volusia county line, quickly followed by a Tornado Warning for northeast Brevard County at 2:24 PM, effective through 3:00 PM.
The storm continued moving north, with large hail reported at Cocoa Beach at 2:37 PM. At 2:45 PM, isolated tornadic damage was reported at the Diplomat Condominiums at the 3100 block of Hwy. A1A. The storm continued to display a strong tornadic signature in both the reflectivity and velocity data fields as it moved through Port Canaveral in vicinity of the Kennedy Space Center. At 2:58 PM, the Tornado Warning for northeast Brevard County was extended to 3:30 PM.
The storm was the result of a lifting warm front which brought a rapid increase to surface dew points, as well as southerly low-level winds, to promote rotating updrafts within erupting thunderstorms. The tornado potential was accentuated given the storm's proximity to the coast.
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
222 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS...
FROM THE VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO COCOA BEACH OUT TO 20 NM.
* UNTIL 315 PM EST
* AT 213 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OVER 35 KNOTS OVER COCOA
BEACH...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. AT 220 PM...A PUBLIC REPORT OF A
WATERSPOUT WAS RECEIVED FROM ROCKLEDGE OVER THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS.
*THE THUNDERSTORM WILL TRACK ALONG THE COAST THROUGH CAPE CANAVERAL.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WINDS OVER 34 KNOTS AND
LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS. SMALL CRAFT...ESPECIALLY THOSE UNDER SAIL...
SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE HARBOR IF POSSIBLE. MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR CREW
ARE WEARING APPROVED FLOTATION DEVICES DURING THESE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS.
ADDITIONAL WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
IF A WATERSPOUT APPROACHES YOU ON LAND...SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IN
THE INTERIOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. WATERSPOUTS CAN PRODUCE DAMAGE AS
THEY COME ASHORE.
LAT...LON 2872 8033 2821 8051 2823 8076 2882 8075
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 192DEG 18KT 2832 8059
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
224 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BREVARD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE...MERRITT
ISLAND...PORT CANAVERAL...CAPE CANAVERAL...PLAYALINDA
BEACH...PATRICK AIRFORCE BASE...HAULOVER CANAL...COCOA BEACH...
* UNTIL 300 PM EST
* AT 218 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR PATRICK
AIRFORCE BASE...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CAPE CANAVERAL BY 235 PM EST...
JETTY PARK AND PORT CANAVERAL BY 240 PM EST...
9 MILES EAST OF KENNEDY SPACE CENTER BY 300 PM EST...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE
PLACE. A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF
STATE ROAD 520 AND U.S. 1 OVER THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STRONG BUILDING ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR...IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A BATHROOM OR CLOSET.
KEEP AWAY FROM WINDOWS. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF
STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY.
EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO
SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE IF THE
TORNADO IS NEARBY.
LAT...LON 2880 8065 2875 8064 2861 8053 2852 8049 2843 8049 2837 8056 2822 8058 2823 8076 2882 8075
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 192DEG 18KT 2833 8058
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