At 3:15 PM... Radar indicated a
severe thunderstorm capable of producing nickel-sized hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph, 12 miles west of Jonathon Dickinson State Park. The storm was moving to the northeast at 15 mph. By 3:34 PM the storm was moving across Stuart, producing small hail. The air traffic control tower at Martin County Airport / Witham Field reported a wind gust to 97 mph at 3:55 PM. As the storm moved across the airport area the winds damaged several aircraft and hangars on the north side of the field.
Thanks to Galaxy Aviation for providing photographs.
National Weather Service
Melbourne Weather Forecast Office
421 Croton Road
Melbourne, FL 32935
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Date modified:
August 2, 2008