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Flash Flood Warning 107, NWS Mobile, AL

October 28, 2021Okaloosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Oct 28, 2021, 12:31 AM CDT for Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 5 hr. 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 28, 2021, 12:31 AM CDT (05:31 UTC)
Expired
Oct 28, 2021, 5:42 AM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Okaloosa County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:35 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 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 209 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 2021-10-28Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2021-10-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 20 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2227 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

835 
WGUS54 KMOB 280531
FFWMOB
FLC091-281130-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0107.211028T0531Z-211028T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1231 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 630 AM CDT.

* At 1231 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in 
  the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Wright, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Destin, Eglin AFB, 
  Valparaiso, Mary Esther, Lake Lorraine, Ocean City, Shalimar, 
  Cinco Bayou, Eglin Village, Postil, Longwood and Seminole.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3039 8679 3059 8639 3057 8639 3056 8639
      3055 8639 3053 8639 3046 8639 3045 8639
      3040 8639 3039 8639 3038 8639 3037 8639
      3039 8677

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

MM
2 follow-up statements
004 
WGUS74 KMOB 280642
FFSMOB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
142 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

FLC091-281130-
/O.CON.KMOB.FF.W.0107.000000T0000Z-211028T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Okaloosa FL-
142 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM CDT THIS 
MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY...

At 142 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have 
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. 
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Wright, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Destin, Eglin AFB, 
  Valparaiso, Mary Esther, Lake Lorraine, Ocean City, Shalimar, 
  Cinco Bayou, Eglin Village, Postil, Longwood and Seminole.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3039 8679 3059 8639 3057 8639 3056 8639
      3055 8639 3053 8639 3046 8639 3045 8639
      3040 8639 3039 8639 3038 8639 3037 8639
      3039 8677

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

MM
341 
WGUS74 KMOB 281042
FFSMOB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
542 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

FLC091-281052-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FF.W.0107.000000T0000Z-211028T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Okaloosa FL-
542 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN OKALOOSA 
COUNTY...

Heavy rainfall has ended and flash flooding is no longer expected. 
Please continue to heed any additional information from local 
officials.

LAT...LON 3039 8679 3059 8639 3057 8639 3056 8639
      3055 8639 3053 8639 3046 8639 3045 8639
      3040 8639 3039 8639 3038 8639 3037 8639
      3039 8677

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 27, 9:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa3 hr
Oct 27, 10:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa51 min
Oct 27, 11:11 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa5 hr
Oct 27, 11:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa49 min
Oct 27, 11:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa41 min
Oct 28, 7:51 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa26 hr
Oct 28, 7:51 AM CDTWind AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa31 hr

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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.