Power Outage in Merritt Island, FL

Tornado. A National Weather Service Melbourne damage survey confirms that an EF-1 tornado impacted the South Patrick Shores community just south of Patrick Space Force Base. The tornado touched down initially in the Lighthouse Landing subdivision near the intersection of Lighthouse Landing St. and South Patrick Dr. The circulation continued on an east-northeast trajectory across the South Patrick Shores community before emerging into the Atlantic near Ocean Blvd. and SR A1A. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 1.0 mile, had a maximum width of approximately 300 yards, and peak winds estimated between 90-100 mph.||Brevard County Emergency Management conducted a damage assessment and noted numerous homes were affected with at least some damage, 25 homes with minor damage, and 10 with major damage. NWS meteorologists documented impacts on both the north and south sides of the tornadic circulation in an area bounded by SE 1st St. to the south and NE 2nd St. to the north. Numerous homes in this area experienced at least partial losses of their carports and awnings. Additionally, several homes lost portions of their roof, a few trees were uprooted, and between 6-10 power poles were snapped in this area.

June 07, 2023

Thunderstorm Wind. An off-duty NWS employee reported downed power lines at the intersection of Babcock Street and Valkaria Road in Melbourne, and at the 6300 block of A1A in Melbourne Shores.

April 02, 2022

A strong cold front moved across central Florida producing several reports of damaging winds. A powerful storm system was moving across much of the Southeastern U.S. as high amounts of instability and moisture aided in the development of numerous thunderstorms along a cold front. Winds just off the ground were strong - in excess of 60-70 mph and the severe thunderstorms that developed tapped into these strong winds and brought them down to the surface. As the line of strong to severe storms moved into Lake County, one severe storm produced wind damage along the Florida Turnpike. Later in the day, another severe storm produced wind damage in Saint Lucie County, while a different severe storm produced strong winds at the Cape in Brevard County. Additionally, lightning struck a boat on the Indian River near Cocoa causing it to sink.

April 19, 2019

Tornado. Based on a NWS storm survey, an EF-1 tornado, with estimated wind speeds between 90 to 95 mph, snapped and uprooted several trees as it developed near Old Dixie Highway in Mims. The tornado continued across US Highway 1 and the northern portion of the Northgate Mobile Home and RV Park, damaging over a dozen homes, several of which experienced partial roof removal. In addition, several power poles snapped in the development and one landed on a home. The tornado also rolled several unoccupied RV's onto to their sides, which were being stored in a parking lot between US Highway 1 and the mobile home park. DI28, DOD3, EXP; DI24, DOD4, LB; DI3, DOD3, EXP.

September 10, 2017

Tropical Storm. Category 3 Hurricane Irma made landfall near Naples during the late afternoon of September 10. Irma then moved northward across west-central Florida during the evening and overnight while weakening to a Category 2 hurricane approximately 95 miles west of Melbourne. A long duration of damaging winds occurred across Brevard County, with a period of frequent gusts to hurricane force (especially near the coast). The highest sustained wind was measured at WeatherFlow site in Melbourne Shores (64 mph from the southeast at 2225LST on September 10) and the peak gust was 94 mph from the southeast at 2040LST at a WeatherFlow site located along the Banana River at State Road 528. A preliminary report indicated 7,132 homes sustained damage, including 400 with major damage and 45 destroyed. The initial property damage estimate was $30 Million. Damage generally involved roof shingles/tiles, soffits, awnings, and pool enclosures. Several houses, condos and businesses lost portions of their roofs, primarily along the coast, with additional damage due to water intrusion. Hundreds of trees were uprooted or snapped and many gas station awnings along the coast were toppled. Florida Power and Light reported 100 percent of customers within the county lost power during the hurricane. A total of 3,667 residents evacuated to shelters within the county.

September 10, 2017

Cocoa, FL (7:10 AM) Grid Power Outage Event >> The Ting Network detected an Electric Utility Grid Power Outage even… https://t.co/sLAtDXjTf3

@grid_events - January 18, 2023 12:30

@benshapiro Seems there were some power outages in Texas at the time Cruz took off for a warmer climate but whatever, little guy.

@ToddMorr1 - December 30, 2022 03:50

Melbourne, FL (7:49 AM) Grid Power Outage Event >> The Ting Network detected an Electric Utility Grid Power Outage… https://t.co/9uXaTEidmA

@grid_events - November 10, 2022 13:00

Melbourne, FL (5:47 AM) Grid Power Outage Event >> The Ting Network detected an Electric Utility Grid Power Outage… https://t.co/lvRAjaJe6d

@grid_events - November 10, 2022 11:00

Melbourne, FL (2:04 AM) Grid Power Outage Event >> The Ting Network detected an Electric Utility Grid Power Outage… https://t.co/FGMVvVKdjb

@grid_events - November 10, 2022 07:15