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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Mobile, AL

April 29, 2014Okaloosa County, Florida; Covington County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 29, 2014, 9:49 PM CDT for Okaloosa County, Florida; Covington County, Alabama. It was in force for 26 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
Apr 29, 2014, 9:49 PM CDT (02:49 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2014, 10:15 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Covington County, AL, Okaloosa County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 29, 12:46 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 212 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 00:00Z on 2014-04-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 124 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2014-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 160 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
124 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-255 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1698 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
229 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.

435 
WFUS54 KMOB 300249
TORMOB
ALC039-FLC091-300315-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0025.140430T0249Z-140430T0315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
949 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
  COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT

* AT 944 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR LAUREL
  HILL...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF CRESTVIEW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  SVEA...LOCKHART AND FLORALA

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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

PLEASE FOLLOW OUR OFFICE ON BOTH FACEBOOK AND TWITTER FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON SEVERE WEATHER AND TO RELAY WEATHER REPORTS AND
PHOTOS.

&&

LAT...LON 3099 8635 3099 8638 3097 8639 3090 8651
      3095 8659 3104 8647 3104 8625
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 235DEG 16KT 3094 8651

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 8:07 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa18 hr
Apr 29, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa45 min
Apr 29, 8:26 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa34 min
Apr 29, 8:34 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBOkaloosa26 min
Apr 29, 8:53 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa57 hr
Apr 29, 8:59 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa31 min
Apr 29, 9:24 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa36 min
Apr 29, 9:59 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBOkaloosa61 min
Apr 29, 10:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa40 hr
Apr 29, 10:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa6 hr
Apr 29, 11:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa49 hr
Apr 29, 11:34 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa69 hr
Apr 29, 11:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa66 min
Apr 30, 1:43 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia50 hr
Apr 30, 7:06 AM CDTCoastal Flood StatementMOB8 hr
Apr 30, 10:35 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOBEscambia71 hr
Apr 30, 2:06 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa24 hr
Apr 29, 7:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBConecuh, Escambia, Monroe25 min
Apr 29, 7:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBBaldwin, Mobile115 min
Apr 29, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB42 min
Apr 29, 8:20 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB25 min
Apr 29, 9:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington43 min
Apr 29, 9:05 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB40 min
Apr 29, 9:07 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyMOBBaldwin, Mobile18 hr
Apr 29, 10:46 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB89 min
Apr 29, 11:43 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB92 min
Apr 30, 1:26 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB94 min
Apr 30, 2:04 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB26 min
Apr 30, 2:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBButler, Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox46 min
Apr 30, 2:48 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB117 min
Apr 30, 4:29 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Apr 30, 6:26 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMOB2 hr
Apr 30, 9:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBCovington26 min

Nearby

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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.