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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Mobile, AL

March 31, 2021Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 2021, 5:29 PM CDT for Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 46 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
Mar 31, 2021, 5:29 PM CDT (22:29 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2021, 6:15 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 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
Mar 31, 3:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 236 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 2021-03-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 49 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 2021-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 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
49 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-76 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
885 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
153 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

733 
WUUS54 KMOB 312229
SVRMOB
FLC091-113-312315-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0045.210331T2229Z-210331T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
529 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...
  East central Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 529 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 8 miles west of Laurel Hill to 3 miles northeast of
  Roeville, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Crestview, Niceville, Baker, Laurel Hill, Point Baker and Roeville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3068 8709 3099 8669 3099 8639 3049 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 278DEG 30KT 3098 8659 3071 8694 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JLH
2 follow-up statements
823 
WWUS54 KMOB 312250
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
550 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021

FLC113-312300-
/O.CAN.KMOB.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210331T2315Z/
Santa Rosa FL-
550 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SANTA ROSA COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have weakened. Therefore, the 
warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for
northwestern Florida.

LAT...LON 3049 8640 3061 8680 3079 8679 3096 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 293DEG 31KT 3084 8642 3068 8677 

$$

FLC091-312315-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210331T2315Z/
Okaloosa FL-
550 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL OKALOOSA COUNTY...

At 550 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles south of Laurel Hill to 9 miles southwest of
Baker, moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Crestview, Niceville and Baker. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3049 8640 3061 8680 3079 8679 3096 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 293DEG 31KT 3084 8642 3068 8677 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JLH
887 
WWUS54 KMOB 312308
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
608 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021

FLC091-312317-
/O.EXP.KMOB.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210331T2315Z/
Okaloosa FL-
608 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL OKALOOSA COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 615 PM CDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will 
be allowed to expire. However gusty winds are still possible with 
these thunderstorms.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for
northwestern Florida.

LAT...LON 3049 8640 3061 8680 3079 8679 3096 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 278DEG 30KT 3082 8627 3066 8662 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBEscambia, Santa Rosa45 min
Mar 31, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOBOkaloosa45 min

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.