984 WWUS52 KMLB 282044 SVSMLB Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Melbourne FL 344 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 FLC111-282115- /O.CON.KMLB.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260228T2115Z/ St. Lucie FL- 344 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EST FOR NORTHEASTERN ST. LUCIE COUNTY... At 344 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fort Pierce South, or over White City, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Fort Pierce, White City, Saint Lucie Nuclear Power Plant, Fort Pierce Inlet, and Fort Pierce North. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. 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. && LAT...LON 2736 8045 2746 8044 2752 8027 2748 8025 2731 8018 TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 276DEG 18KT 2740 8035 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Law