Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 22, 2016, 12:11 AM CST for Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 64 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2016, 12:11 AM CST (06:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2016, 1:15 AM CST
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 12:31 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Tiger Point, FL | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ALONG WITH STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO RESIDENCES IN THE GULF BREEZE AREA NEAR HICKORY SHORES AND GULF BREEZE PARKWAY. TIME VIA RADAR. |
| Jan 22, 12:40 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ene Oriole Beach, FL | TREES DOWN. ROOF AND SHINGLE DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS HOUSES. GARAGE DOORS BLOWN OUT ON 2 HOUSES. SOME SIDING ON A HOUSE REMOVED AND WINDOWS BROKEN ON A HOUSE. WOODEN FENCE BLOWN DOWN. |
| Jan 22, 12:43 AM CST | TSTM WND GST 58 | Whiting Field, FL | WHITING FIELD ASOS GUSTED TO 58MPH WITH THUNDERSTORM PASSAGE. |
| Jan 22, 12:52 AM CST | TSTM WND GST 58 | Whiting Field, FL | WHITING FIELD ASOS GUSTED TO 58MPH WITH THUNDERSTORM PASSAGE. |
| Jan 22, 12:54 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ne Bagdad, FL | COUNTY 911 REPORTS DAMAGE TO AN EQUESTRIAN CENTER AND AN OUT BUILDING ON BOBBY BROWN RD. TIME VIA RADAR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 6:53 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 245 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1670 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 366 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
870
WUUS54 KMOB 220611
SVRMOB
FLC033-091-113-220715-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0008.160122T0611Z-160122T0715Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1211 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA...
SOUTHERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA...
OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 115 AM CST
* AT 1211 AM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF POINT BAKER TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF
JOHNSONS BEACH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PENSACOLA...CRESTVIEW...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...
MILTON...VALPARAISO...MARY ESTHER...PACE...BAGDAD...MYRTLE GROVE
AND ENSLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST FOR NORTHWESTERN
FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3080 8714 3080 8639 3046 8641 3045 8642
3051 8642 3043 8661 3038 8643 3038 8649
3032 8721 3041 8666 3036 8720 3044 8688
3060 8702 3057 8700 3058 8718 3031 8737
3031 8738
TIME...MOT...LOC 0611Z 241DEG 39KT 3077 8711 3017 8742
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BUTTS2 follow-up statements
023
WWUS54 KMOB 220647
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1247 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016
FLC033-220656-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160122T0715Z/
ESCAMBIA FL-
1247 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA....THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST FOR NORTHWESTERN
FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3079 8699 3080 8639 3046 8641 3045 8642
3051 8642 3043 8661 3038 8643 3038 8649
3034 8708 3041 8666 3039 8702 3044 8688
3060 8702 3057 8700 3061 8709
TIME...MOT...LOC 0646Z 237DEG 50KT 3080 8687 3035 8688
$$
FLC091-113-220715-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160122T0715Z/
SANTA ROSA FL-OKALOOSA FL-
1247 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES...
AT 1246 AM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF WHITING FIELD TO NEAR NAVARRE
BEACH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PENSACOLA...CRESTVIEW...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...
MILTON...VALPARAISO...MARY ESTHER...WRIGHT...OCEAN CITY...BAGDAD AND
EGLIN AFB.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST FOR NORTHWESTERN
FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3079 8699 3080 8639 3046 8641 3045 8642
3051 8642 3043 8661 3038 8643 3038 8649
3034 8708 3041 8666 3039 8702 3044 8688
3060 8702 3057 8700 3061 8709
TIME...MOT...LOC 0646Z 237DEG 50KT 3080 8687 3035 8688
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$908
WWUS54 KMOB 220707
SVSMOB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
107 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016
FLC113-220717-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160122T0715Z/
SANTA ROSA FL-
107 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST FOR NORTHWESTERN
FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3039 8678 3040 8666 3045 8667 3079 8679
3080 8639 3046 8641 3045 8642 3051 8642
3051 8645 3049 8647 3052 8650 3048 8648
3045 8660 3046 8660 3043 8661 3040 8660
3038 8648
TIME...MOT...LOC 0707Z 239DEG 55KT 3077 8667 3059 8656 3041 8662
$$
FLC091-220715-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160122T0715Z/
OKALOOSA FL-
107 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CST
FOR CENTRAL OKALOOSA COUNTY...
AT 107 AM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM BAKER TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF VALPARAISO TO FORT
WALTON BEACH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CRESTVIEW...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...VALPARAISO...OCEAN
CITY...WRIGHT...CINCO BAYOU AND FORT WALTON BEACH--NAVARRE--WRIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST FOR NORTHWESTERN
FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3039 8678 3040 8666 3045 8667 3079 8679
3080 8639 3046 8641 3045 8642 3051 8642
3051 8645 3049 8647 3052 8650 3048 8648
3045 8660 3046 8660 3043 8661 3040 8660
3038 8648
TIME...MOT...LOC 0707Z 239DEG 55KT 3077 8667 3059 8656 3041 8662
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 6:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 58 min |
| Jan 21, 6:54 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 36 min |
| Jan 21, 8:01 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa | 119 min |
| Jan 21, 8:05 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 67 hr |
| Jan 21, 10:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 37 min |
| Jan 21, 11:40 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 19 hr |
| Jan 21, 11:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 44 min |
| Jan 22, 12:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 43 min |
| Jan 22, 1:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 31 min |
| Jan 22, 10:34 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 9 days |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.