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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2017, 6:11 AM CDT for Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 22 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 21, 2017, 6:11 AM CDT (11:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2017, 6:33 AM CDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Okaloosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 6:22 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Fort Walton Beach, FL | ALL LANES OF TRAFFIC ARE CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED POWERLINES ON EGLIN PKWY INFRONT OF THE GOOFY GOLF. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 10:24 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 228 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
- 439 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 713 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 4.8
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KMOB 211111
TORMOB
FLC091-211145-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0029.170621T1111Z-170621T1145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
611 AM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...
* Until 645 AM CDT
* At 610 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Cinco Bayou, or near Fort Walton Beach, moving
northwest at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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...
Fort Walton Beach, Eglin AFB, Mary Esther, Ocean City, Lake
Lorraine, Shalimar and Cinco Bayou around 620 AM CDT.
Wright around 625 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to 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 3038 8664 3038 8682 3039 8682 3039 8680
3040 8682 3041 8683 3041 8680 3060 8679
3069 8644 3038 8645 3038 8650 3037 8650
TIME...MOT...LOC 1110Z 155DEG 24KT 3037 8658
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Butts3 follow-up statements
593
WWUS54 KMOB 211121
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
621 AM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
FLC091-211145-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-170621T1145Z/
Okaloosa FL-
621 AM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY...
At 621 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Ocean City, moving northwest at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Okaloosa County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Additional statements will be issued as conditions warrant.
&&
LAT...LON 3038 8682 3039 8682 3039 8680 3040 8682
3041 8682 3041 8680 3060 8679 3066 8654
3040 8657 3038 8660
TIME...MOT...LOC 1121Z 155DEG 24KT 3044 8662
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Butts185
WWUS54 KMOB 211126
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
626 AM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
FLC091-211145-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-170621T1145Z/
Okaloosa FL-
626 AM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY...
At 625 AM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Ocean City,
moving northwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
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.
Locations impacted include...
Wright, Fort Walton Beach, Mary Esther, Ocean City, Lake Lorraine,
Shalimar and Cinco Bayou.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.
Additional statements will be issued as conditions warrant.
&&
LAT...LON 3038 8682 3039 8682 3039 8680 3040 8682
3041 8682 3041 8680 3060 8679 3066 8654
3040 8657 3038 8660
TIME...MOT...LOC 1125Z 154DEG 15KT 3044 8662
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Butts497
WWUS54 KMOB 211133
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
633 AM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
FLC091-211142-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-170621T1145Z/
Okaloosa FL-
633 AM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened, and no longer
appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 AM CDT for northwestern
Florida.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Mobile.
Additional statements will be issued as conditions warrant.
LAT...LON 3038 8682 3039 8682 3039 8680 3040 8682
3041 8682 3041 8680 3060 8679 3066 8654
3040 8657 3038 8660
TIME...MOT...LOC 1130Z 155DEG 24KT 3049 8665
$$
ButtsThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 1:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 12 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 31 min |
| Jun 21, 6:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 8:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 48 hr |
| Jun 21, 8:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 12 days |
| Jun 21, 8:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 3 days |
| Jun 21, 8:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 3 days |
| Jun 21, 12:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 12:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 24 hr |
| Jun 21, 2:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 45 min |
| Jun 21, 2:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 30 min |
| Jun 21, 2:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 59 min |
| Jun 21, 3:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 52 min |
| Jun 21, 4:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 43 min |
| Jun 21, 5:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 42 min |
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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.