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Flash Flood Warning 94, NWS Mobile, AL

October 4, 2021Okaloosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this flash flood warning at Oct 4, 2021, 11:14 AM CDT for Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 4 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 4, 2021, 11:14 AM CDT (16:14 UTC)
Expired
Oct 4, 2021, 2:45 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Okaloosa County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:17 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, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 207 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 2021-10-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 327 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 2021-10-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 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
327 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
856 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

330 
WGUS54 KMOB 041614
FFWMOB
FLC091-042200-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0094.211004T1614Z-211004T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1114 AM CDT Mon Oct 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

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

* Until 500 PM CDT.

* At 1114 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated additional heavy rain over 
  the Gulf of Mexico moving northeast toward southeast Okaloosa 
  County. Parts of Destin, Niceville, and Seminole have already 
  received 3 to 6 inches of rain, with a few rain gauge reports near 
  7 inches in Seminole. The additional heavy rain moving into the 
  area could produce another 1 to 3 inches of rain this afternoon, 
  which will likely prolong any ongoing flooding and potentially 
  result in new areas of flash flooding.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

  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...
  Niceville, Destin, Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, Lake Lorraine, Shalimar, 
  Postil, Eglin Village, Seminole and Longwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3054 8660 3057 8639 3046 8639 3046 8638
      3039 8637 3040 8639 3035 8639 3036 8660

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$
1 follow-up statement
295 
WGUS74 KMOB 041945
FFSMOB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
245 PM CDT Mon Oct 4 2021

FLC091-041955-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FF.W.0094.000000T0000Z-211004T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Okaloosa FL-
245 PM CDT Mon Oct 4 2021

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

The heavy rain has ended. Please continue to heed any additional 
information from local officials.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT Wednesday. 
Additional periods of heavy rain are expected tonight through 
Tuesday night.

LAT...LON 3054 8660 3057 8639 3046 8639 3046 8638
      3039 8637 3040 8639 3035 8639 3036 8660

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 4, 3:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchMOBEscambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa3 days
Oct 4, 4:42 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBOkaloosa3 hr
Oct 4, 5:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa6 hr
Oct 4, 6:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBEscambia3 hr
Oct 4, 7:11 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa3 hr
Oct 4, 8:17 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa, Santa Rosa6 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.