NWS radar down in Jacksonville, Melbourne as low sits offshore | How to access WESH 2’s radar
Updated: 12:45 PM EDT Jul 14, 2025
Radar is down at two National Weather Service locations in Florida: Jacksonville and Melbourne. NWS Melbourne tells WESH 2 First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi that its equipment took a hit from a lightning strike around 5:15 p.m. Sunday. Parts have been ordered, NWS said. But it’s unclear when radar will be up and running. WESH 2 has reached out to Jacksonville for details. Interactive radarWESH 2 News has its own interactive radar that you can use online or in the WESH 2 app!>> Radar on wesh.com>> Download the WESH 2 appMore severe weatherFlorida saw more than 25,000 lightning strikes in a 24-hour period Sunday into Monday, and more severe weather is on the way. A low sitting off the coast of northeast Florida is bringing heavy rain as it moves across the state and into the Gulf, where it could become a tropical system. First Warning Weather Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.RadarSevere Weather AlertsDownload the WESH 2 News app to get the most up-to-date weather alerts. The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Kellianne Klass, Marquise Meda and Cam Tran.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
Radar is down at two National Weather Service locations in Florida: Jacksonville and Melbourne.
NWS Melbourne tells WESH 2 First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi that its equipment took a hit from a lightning strike around 5:15 p.m. Sunday.
Parts have been ordered, NWS said. But it’s unclear when radar will be up and running.
WESH 2 has reached out to Jacksonville for details.
Interactive radar
WESH 2 News has its own interactive radar that you can use online or in the WESH 2 app!
>> Radar on wesh.com
More severe weather
Florida saw more than 25,000 lightning strikes in a 24-hour period Sunday into Monday, and more severe weather is on the way.
A low sitting off the coast of northeast Florida is bringing heavy rain as it moves across the state and into the Gulf, where it could become a tropical system.
First Warning Weather
Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.
Download the WESH 2 News app to get the most up-to-date weather alerts.
The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Kellianne Klass, Marquise Meda and Cam Tran.