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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 22, 2017, 9:10 AM CST for Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 50 min. 3 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, 2017, 9:10 AM CST (15:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2017, 10:00 AM CST
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Okaloosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:13 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 9:25 AM CST | HAIL 1 | 4 W Fort Walton Beach, FL | HAIL ON HURLBURT FIELD. PICTURES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Jan 22, 9:25 AM CST | HAIL 1 | Fort Walton Beach, FL | QUARTER SIZED HAIL. PICTURES FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Jan 22, 9:30 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Eglin Afb, FL | LARGE TREE LIMB SNAPPED IN SHALIMAR, FL |
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 22, 8:06 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 208 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
- 1298 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 635 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 296 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 441 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.9
- Supercell composite
- 15.6
The text
As transmitted.
543
WFUS54 KMOB 221510
TORMOB
FLC091-221600-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0017.170122T1510Z-170122T1600Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
910 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2017
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...
* Until 1000 AM CST
* At 909 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles south of Navarre Beach, or 15 miles southwest
of Mary Esther, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Wright, Fort Walton Beach, Mary Esther, Ocean City and Cinco Bayou
around 930 AM CST.
Destin, Eglin AFB, Lake Lorraine and Shalimar around 935 AM CST.
Valparaiso around 940 AM CST.
Niceville around 945 AM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3072 8639 3046 8639 3048 8633 3048 8628
3046 8628 3039 8638 3040 8639 3038 8640
3038 8650 3032 8650 3028 8655 3028 8681
3026 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 1509Z 230DEG 44KT 3024 8683
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$3 follow-up statements
604
WWUS54 KMOB 221528
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
928 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2017
FLC091-221600-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170122T1600Z/
Okaloosa FL-
928 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY...
At 927 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Fort Walton Beach, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Destin and Eglin AFB around 935 AM CST.
Niceville and Valparaiso around 940 AM CST.
Eglin Air Force Base around 1000 AM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3039 8638 3040 8639 3038 8640 3038 8650
3034 8659 3035 8673 3041 8674 3072 8639
3046 8639 3048 8633 3047 8630 3048 8628
3046 8628
TIME...MOT...LOC 1527Z 230DEG 44KT 3039 8663
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$683
WWUS54 KMOB 221541
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
941 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2017
FLC091-221600-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170122T1600Z/
Okaloosa FL-
941 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY...
At 941 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Eglin AFB, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Valparaiso around 945 AM CST.
Niceville around 950 AM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3043 8662 3049 8660 3072 8639 3046 8639
3044 8640 3042 8642 3039 8649 3039 8655
TIME...MOT...LOC 1541Z 226DEG 38KT 3045 8652
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$308
WWUS54 KMOB 221556
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
956 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2017
FLC091-221605-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170122T1600Z/
Okaloosa FL-
956 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 1000 AM CST...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 200 PM CST for northwestern
Florida.
LAT...LON 3043 8662 3049 8660 3072 8639 3046 8639
3044 8640 3042 8642 3039 8649 3039 8655
TIME...MOT...LOC 1555Z 230DEG 44KT 3056 8637
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 6:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 46 min |
| Jan 21, 7:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 45 min |
| Jan 21, 7:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 45 min |
| Jan 21, 7:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 44 min |
| Jan 21, 7:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 54 min |
| Jan 21, 7:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 52 min |
| Jan 21, 8:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 49 min |
| Jan 21, 8:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 30 min |
| Jan 21, 8:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 62 min |
| Jan 21, 8:51 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 6 hr |
| Jan 21, 9:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 11 min |
| Jan 22, 5:23 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 30 hr |
| Jan 22, 8:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 39 min |
| Jan 22, 9:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 50 min |
| Jan 22, 9:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 44 min |
| Jan 22, 9:37 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Santa Rosa | 38 min |
| Jan 22, 10:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 30 min |
| Jan 22, 10:04 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 41 min |
| Jan 22, 10:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 10:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 45 min |
| Jan 22, 10:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 46 min |
| Jan 22, 11:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 58 min |
| Jan 22, 11:58 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 62 min |
| Jan 22, 4:15 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 3 days |
| Jan 22, 4:16 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 3 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.