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Flash Flood Warning 38, NWS Mobile, AL

July 5, 2021Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Jul 5, 2021, 9:36 AM CDT for Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa 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
Jul 5, 2021, 9:36 AM CDT (14:36 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2021, 2:43 PM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:36 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, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 228 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 2021-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 867 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 2021-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 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
867 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
622 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

111 
WGUS54 KMOB 051436
FFWMOB
FLC091-113-052045-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0038.210705T1436Z-210705T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
936 AM CDT Mon Jul 5 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...
  East Central Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 345 PM CDT Monday.

* At 936 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across 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...
  Crestview, Baker, Laurel Hill, Galliver, Milligan, Holt, Nubbin 
  Ridge, Kellys Mill, Cannon Town, Silver Springs, Auburn, Clear 
  Springs, Garden City, Floridale, Blackman, Peaden, Campton, 
  Parkerville, Munson and Harold.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3052 8690 3082 8701 3099 8644 3098 8645
      3085 8639 3068 8639

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$
1 follow-up statement
803 
WGUS74 KMOB 051943
FFSMOB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
243 PM CDT Mon Jul 5 2021

FLC091-113-051953-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FF.W.0038.000000T0000Z-210705T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Okaloosa FL-Santa Rosa FL-
243 PM CDT Mon Jul 5 2021

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL OKALOOSA AND EAST CENTRAL
SANTA ROSA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The heavy rain has ended. Flood waters have receded. Flash flooding
is no longer expected to pose a threat, although ponding of water on
roadways may still be present.

LAT...LON 3052 8690 3082 8701 3099 8644 3098 8645
      3085 8639 3068 8639

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 8:35 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa3 hr
Jul 5, 11:12 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa3 hr
Jul 5, 12:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia3 hr

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.