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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 203, NWS Mobile, AL

October 27, 2021Okaloosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 27, 2021, 11:49 PM CDT for Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 41 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 27, 2021, 11:49 PM CDT (04:49 UTC)
Expired
Oct 28, 2021, 12:30 AM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Okaloosa County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 27, 7:21 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 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 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

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The text

As transmitted.

712 
WUUS54 KMOB 280449
SVRMOB
FLC091-280530-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0203.211028T0449Z-211028T0530Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1149 PM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 1230 AM CDT.

* At 1148 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest
  of Destin, moving northeast at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Destin, Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, Ocean
  City, Lake Lorraine, Shalimar and Cinco Bayou.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for northwestern
Florida.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for northwestern
Florida.

&&

LAT...LON 3038 8667 3088 8640 3088 8639 3036 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 0448Z 207DEG 50KT 3032 8658 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MM
2 follow-up statements
926 
WWUS54 KMOB 280511
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1211 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

FLC091-280530-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0203.000000T0000Z-211028T0530Z/
Okaloosa FL-
1211 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY...

At 1211 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles northeast
of Destin, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Niceville, Destin and Valparaiso. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for northwestern
Florida.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3038 8656 3073 8648 3073 8639 3037 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 0511Z 213DEG 41KT 3044 8644 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MM
106 
WWUS54 KMOB 280521
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1221 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

FLC091-280531-
/O.EXP.KMOB.SV.W.0203.000000T0000Z-211028T0530Z/
Okaloosa FL-
1221 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 1230 AM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for northwestern
Florida.

LAT...LON 3038 8656 3073 8648 3073 8639 3037 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 0521Z 207DEG 50KT 3054 8638 

$$

MM

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 28, 12:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOBOkaloosa5 hr
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.