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Tornado Warning 42, NWS Mobile, AL

June 21, 2017Okaloosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2017, 9:21 PM CDT for Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 22 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, 9:21 PM CDT (02:21 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2017, 9:43 PM CDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Okaloosa County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:25 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 21, 6:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2017-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1293 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2017-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 105 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1293 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
783 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

841 
WFUS54 KMOB 220221
TORMOB
FLC091-220300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0042.170622T0221Z-170622T0300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
921 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 1000 PM CDT
    
* At 920 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a 
  tornado was located 9 miles southeast 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
  east central 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3065 8640 3065 8648 3084 8650 3085 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 180DEG 14KT 3069 8644 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
2 follow-up statements
790 
WWUS54 KMOB 220229
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
929 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

FLC091-220300-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-170622T0300Z/
Okaloosa FL-
929 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL OKALOOSA COUNTY...
    
At 928 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles east 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
east central 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3071 8640 3071 8648 3084 8650 3085 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 176DEG 29KT 3076 8645 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
644 
WWUS54 KMOB 220243
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
943 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

FLC091-220253-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-170622T0300Z/
Okaloosa FL-
943 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL OKALOOSA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for northwestern
Florida.

LAT...LON 3071 8640 3071 8648 3084 8650 3085 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 180DEG 14KT 3082 8645 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa57 min
Jun 21, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa53 min
Jun 21, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBSanta Rosa39 min
Jun 21, 9:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa35 min
Jun 22, 1:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa54 min
Jun 22, 2:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa6 hr
Jun 22, 3:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa37 min
Jun 22, 10:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa6 hr
Jun 22, 11:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia38 min
Jun 22, 4:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia45 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.