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Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Mobile, AL

June 19, 2021Okaloosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 2021, 1:50 PM CDT for Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 2 hr. 3 reports 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 19, 2021, 1:50 PM CDT (18:50 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 4:06 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Okaloosa County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:52 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 19, 3:46 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Ese Fort Walton Beach, FLCORRECTS PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD REPORT FROM 1 ESE FORT WALTON BEACH. WATER COVERING ROADWAY AT INTERSECTIONS OF WALTER MARTIN RD NE AND CARSON DR NE.
Jun 19, 3:46 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Ese Fort Walton Beach, FLWATER COVERING ROADWAY OFF WALTER MARTIN RD NE.
Jun 19, 3:49 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Se Fort Walton Beach, FLLAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS CURRENT FLOODING ON HARBESON AVE SE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 212 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 2021-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1367 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 147 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
1367 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
747 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
147 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
315 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

207 
WGUS54 KMOB 191850
FFWMOB
FLC091-200100-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0033.210619T1850Z-210620T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
150 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

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

* Until 800 PM CDT Saturday.

* At 150 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 30 
  minutes. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3059 8659 3058 8639 3040 8639 3038 8639
      3039 8668

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 30 MINUTES

$$

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1 follow-up statement
420 
WGUS74 KMOB 192106
FFSMOB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
406 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

FLC091-192116-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FF.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210620T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Okaloosa FL-
406 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

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

Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no 
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining 
road closures.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT Sunday for 
Portions of south central Alabama. Portions of northwest Florida.

LAT...LON 3059 8659 3058 8639 3040 8639 3038 8639
      3039 8668

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 12:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBSanta Rosa40 min
Jun 19, 6:24 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia22 min
Jun 19, 6:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa6 hr
Jun 19, 7:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa4 hr
Jun 19, 7:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa28 min
Jun 19, 8:15 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBOkaloosa30 min
Jun 19, 8:18 AM CDTTornado WarningMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa31 min
Jun 19, 10:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa5 hr
Jun 19, 10:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBSanta Rosa43 min
Jun 19, 11:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa45 min
Jun 19, 12:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa3 hr
Jun 19, 12:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOBOkaloosa36 min
Jun 19, 3:54 PM CDTWind AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa9 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.