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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Mobile, AL

October 15, 2019Okaloosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Oct 15, 2019, 4:06 PM CDT for Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 39 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
Oct 15, 2019, 4:06 PM CDT (21:06 UTC)
Expired
Oct 15, 2019, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
39 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), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 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 nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 216 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 12:00Z on 2019-10-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2019-10-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1005 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

212 
WFUS54 KMOB 152106
TORMOB
FLC091-152145-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0019.191015T2106Z-191015T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
406 PM CDT Tue Oct 15 2019

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 445 PM CDT.
    
* At 405 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles southwest of Laurel Hill, or 9 miles north of
  Crestview, moving east 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Laurel Hill around 425 PM CDT.

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 3082 8639 3083 8651 3087 8663 3095 8659
      3099 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 272DEG 19KT 3089 8657 

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

$$
3 follow-up statements
933 
WWUS54 KMOB 152117
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
417 PM CDT Tue Oct 15 2019

FLC091-152145-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-191015T2145Z/
Okaloosa FL-
417 PM CDT Tue Oct 15 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY...
    
At 416 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southwest of Laurel Hill, or 8 miles north of
Crestview, moving southeast at 15 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
northeastern 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 3082 8639 3083 8651 3085 8658 3091 8656
      3099 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 299DEG 13KT 3087 8653 

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

$$
052 
WWUS54 KMOB 152129
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
429 PM CDT Tue Oct 15 2019

FLC091-152145-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-191015T2145Z/
Okaloosa FL-
429 PM CDT Tue Oct 15 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY...
    
At 429 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles south of Laurel Hill, or 9 miles northeast of
Crestview, moving east at 15 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
northeastern 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 3082 8639 3084 8650 3088 8651 3091 8648
      3095 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 277DEG 13KT 3087 8647 

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

$$
834 
WWUS54 KMOB 152146
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
446 PM CDT Tue Oct 15 2019

FLC091-152155-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-191015T2145Z/
Okaloosa FL-
446 PM CDT Tue Oct 15 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3082 8639 3084 8650 3088 8651 3091 8648
      3095 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 272DEG 19KT 3087 8641 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 15, 3:27 PM CDTTornado WarningMOBOkaloosa48 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.