Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 6 at 5:29PM EDT until July 6 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 6, 2026 - 2:29pm
Expires:
July 6, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
At 529 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Mims to Christmas, and are nearly stationary.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Titusville, Wedgefield, Christmas, Mims, and Bithlo.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into a
small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Brevard, FL; Orange, FL
Forcast Office:
NWS Melbourne FL
Sender: