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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2017, 2:15 PM CDT for Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 45 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
- Jun 21, 2017, 2:15 PM CDT (19:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2017, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:14 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 10:01 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 241 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
- 571 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 740 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
180
WFUS54 KMOB 211915
TORMOB
FLC091-113-212000-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0031.170621T1915Z-170621T2000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
215 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...
Northeastern Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...
* Until 300 PM CDT
* At 214 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Baker, or 10 miles west of Crestview, moving north
at 35 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
northwestern Okaloosa and northeastern Santa Rosa Counties.
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 3071 8668 3067 8678 3099 8700 3099 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 160DEG 29KT 3072 8675
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
963
WWUS54 KMOB 211926
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
226 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
FLC091-113-212000-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-170621T2000Z/
Okaloosa FL-Santa Rosa FL-
226 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN OKALOOSA AND NORTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTIES...
At 226 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Baker, or 10 miles west of Crestview, moving north
at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Okaloosa and northeastern Santa Rosa Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3074 8670 3073 8678 3099 8700 3099 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 163DEG 22KT 3078 8675
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$922
WWUS54 KMOB 211933
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
233 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
FLC091-113-212000-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-170621T2000Z/
Okaloosa FL-Santa Rosa FL-
233 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN OKALOOSA AND NORTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTIES...
At 233 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Baker, or 11 miles west of Crestview, moving north
at 20 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
northwestern Okaloosa and northeastern Santa Rosa Counties.
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 3078 8671 3078 8678 3099 8700 3099 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 169DEG 17KT 3081 8676
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$The 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, 6:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 22 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, 2:44 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.