INDIAN RIVER COUNTY – A Tornado Warning has been issued for southeast Indian River County.
Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud within a severe thunderstorm that is moving northeast at 35 mph.
Residents are encouraged to take shelter as quickly as possible. The warning is scheduled to remain until 1:30 p.m.
From the National Weather Service:
Event: Tornado Warning
Alert: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…SOUTHEASTERN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA…
* UNTIL 130 PM EST
* AT 1254 PM EST…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER VERO BEACH…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD…TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE…WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD.
IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS…WINDOWS…AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS: WABASSO BEACH.
TORNADO…RADAR INDICATED HAIL…1.00IN
Instructions: TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS…IN A MOBILE HOME…OR IN A VEHICLE…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
Target Area: Indian River