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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Mobile, AL

March 16, 2014Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 16, 2014, 9:25 AM CDT for Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 16, 2014, 9:25 AM CDT (14:25 UTC)
Expired
Mar 16, 2014, 10:15 AM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 16, 4:51 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 227 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2014-03-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2014-03-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 423 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
891 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
423 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
431 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

878 
WFUS54 KMOB 161425
TORMOB
FLC091-113-161515-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0011.140316T1425Z-140316T1515Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
925 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
  NORTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 1015 AM CDT

* AT 925 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 30 MILES WEST OF
  LAUREL HILL...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EAST BREWTON...MOVING EAST
  AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LAUREL HILL BY 1000 AM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3081 8639 3083 8703 3100 8703 3099 8639
      3087 8638
TIME...MOT...LOC 1425Z 269DEG 41KT 3092 8690

$$

JP
2 follow-up statements
797 
WWUS54 KMOB 161441
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
941 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014

FLC113-161451-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140316T1515Z/
SANTA ROSA FL-
941 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3081 8639 3082 8679 3100 8678 3099 8639
      3087 8638
TIME...MOT...LOC 1441Z 269DEG 41KT 3092 8669

$$

FLC091-161515-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140316T1515Z/
OKALOOSA FL-
941 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN
OKALOOSA COUNTY...

AT 935 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ROCK CREEK...OR 16
MILES NORTHWEST OF CRESTVIEW...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  OAK GROVE...PEADEN...CLEAR SPRINGS AND 7 MILES NORTH OF AUBURN BY
  950 AM CDT...
  OKALOO...CAMPTON AND 6 MILES NORTH OF GARDEN CITY BY 955 AM CDT...
  LAUREL HILL AND SVEA BY 1000 AM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3081 8639 3082 8679 3100 8678 3099 8639
      3087 8638
TIME...MOT...LOC 1441Z 269DEG 41KT 3092 8669

$$

JP
300 
WWUS54 KMOB 161515
SVSMOB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1015 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014

FLC091-161525-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140316T1515Z/
OKALOOSA FL-
1015 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN OKALOOSA COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED 
TO EXPIRE...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SUNDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3081 8639 3082 8679 3100 8678 3099 8639
      3087 8638
TIME...MOT...LOC 1515Z 269DEG 41KT 3093 8624

$$

JP

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 16, 3:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchMOB9 hr
Mar 16, 8:18 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa27 min
Mar 16, 8:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa33 min
Mar 16, 9:19 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa6 hr
Mar 16, 9:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa3 hr
Mar 16, 10:00 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa3 hr
Mar 16, 10:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa52 min
Mar 16, 10:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa26 min
Mar 16, 11:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa58 min
Mar 16, 11:22 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa12 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.