5/20/09 NOW: FL

[Jason Harris]

Tornado reported earlier near Altamonte Springs (N. of Orlando). New warning now for N. Brevard near Titusville.(Mims in particular now) Shear is result of this rotating system over FL. Interesting mimic of tropical season development with these pressure systems.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1205 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BREVARD COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TITUSVILLE...SCOTTSMOOR...MIMS...
NORTHEASTERN SEMINOLE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GENEVA...
SOUTHEASTERN VOLUSIA COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MAYTOWN...

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up to 600/650 0-1KM helicity. Little storms here, but they're aiming to twist as they come in with that circulating band off the Atlantic to the E. Meso and TVS on one of the storms in the waters E. of Rockledge also.

 

[Marc Remillard]

I'm sitting in Fort Lauderdale right now... I've seen some storms near West Palm Beach, pretty nice looking structure! I hope to get something later today but I'm too far south of the circulation favorable area.

 

[Jason Harris]

UNTIL 630 PM EDT.

* AT 548 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO 24 MILES EAST OF FORT DRUM...OR 6 MILES
NORTHWEST OF WHITE CITY...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL NORTHERN ST. LUCIE COUNTY AT 600 PM EDT
RURAL NORTHWESTERN ST. LUCIE COUNTY AT 620 PM EDT
RURAL SOUTHERN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AT 630 PM EDT