Central Florida Severe Weather (In the Orlando area)

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During Tuesday evening, central Florida was hit hard by severe weather.

I did not experience these severe storms, however, there was some activity earlier in the day, which wasn't overhead, unlike Monday.

There were reports during the even of three, going on four inches of rain in portions of Orange county.

Radar estimates (according to an Orlando affiliate local [I am sure all three of them]) depicted 4 1/2 to 5 inches of rain during the event.

The storms barely moved after rapidly developing around sunset and lasted through the evening, not tapering off, oddly enough until around midnight.


Here are four Severe Thunderstorm Warnings that were in effect Tuesday evening; there a couple others, but these are the most recent and the ones that occurred basically at and after sunset.


BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
800 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTY
IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA

* UNTIL 900 PM EDT (This warning was allowed to expire at 840 PM EDT)

* AT 755 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN LAKE MARY JANE AND THE ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT JUST SOUTH OF THE BEELINE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
9 MILES SOUTH OF CHRISTMAS AT 900 PM EDT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MILES AN HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. IF THE STORM APPROACHES YOU...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.

EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.

LAT...LON 2848 8129 2835 8129 2834 8099 2852 8104

$$

BRAGAW


BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
750 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN VOLUSIA COUNTY
IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA

* UNTIL 845 PM EDT

* AT 745 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER LAKE MONROE...OR ABOUT 3 MILES EAST OF LAKE MONROE...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
NEAR DELTONA AT 800 PM EDT
NEAR OSTEEN AT 805 PM EDT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MILES AN HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. IF THE STORM APPROACHES YOU...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.

EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. IF
OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.

LAT...LON 2890 8134 2873 8127 2880 8090 2906 8101

$$

BRAGAW


BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
745 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY
IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA

* UNTIL 830 PM EDT

* AT 745 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER TITUSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
NEAR MIMS AT 755 PM EDT
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AT 800 PM EDT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MILES AN HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. IF THE STORM APPROACHES YOU...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.

LAT...LON 2860 8098 2850 8082 2869 8065 2887 8082


BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
658 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN SEMINOLE COUNTY
IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA

* UNTIL 800 PM EDT

* AT 655 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER OVIEDO...OR ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF BITHLO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE...
NEAR OVIEDO AT 705 PM EDT
NEAR GENEVA AT 740 PM EDT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MILES AN HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. IF THE STORM APPROACHES YOU...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.

LAT...LON 2859 8128 2850 8110 2865 8101 2876 8106
2882 8112

$$

BRAGAW


Just about the same is in the forecast for later today... although this activity was ominous, it would be nice to get some action.