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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Aug 23, 2021, 4:24 PM CDT for Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 51 min. 1 report 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
- Aug 23, 2021, 4:24 PM CDT (21:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2021, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 50
County Okaloosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 4:49 PM CDT | MARINE TSTM WIND 36 | Hurlburt Field, FL | HURLBURT FIELD MEASURES THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST TO 31KTS. |
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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 225 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 689 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 901 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WWUS84 KMOB 232124
SPSMOB
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
424 PM CDT Mon Aug 23 2021
FLZ205-206-232215-
Okaloosa Inland FL-Okaloosa Coastal FL-
424 PM CDT Mon Aug 23 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Okaloosa County through 515 PM CDT...
At 423 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Mary Esther. This storm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Wright, Fort Walton Beach, Eglin AFB, Mary Esther, Ocean City, Lake
Lorraine, Shalimar and Cinco Bayou.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 3041 8666 3041 8680 3045 8680 3058 8676
3049 8654 3043 8656 3043 8659 3046 8659
3045 8660 3044 8660 3043 8661 3042 8659
3041 8659 3040 8661 3040 8660 3039 8657
3040 8667 3039 8680
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 103DEG 3KT 3042 8665
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
$$
MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 9:46 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 20 hr |
| Aug 22, 10:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Washington | 48 min |
| Aug 22, 10:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 48 min |
| Aug 22, 11:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 64 min |
| Aug 22, 11:29 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Aug 22, 11:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin, Escambia | 59 min |
| Aug 23, 1:03 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 57 min | |
| Aug 23, 1:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Baldwin | 34 min |
| Aug 23, 1:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 98 min | |
| Aug 23, 2:10 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 48 min | |
| Aug 23, 2:51 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 84 min | |
| Aug 23, 4:13 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Aug 23, 5:47 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 88 min | |
| Aug 23, 6:58 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 92 min | |
| Aug 23, 8:30 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 45 min | |
| Aug 23, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Mobile | 49 min |
| Aug 23, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 95 min | |
| Aug 23, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 77 min | |
| Aug 23, 5:25 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 46 min | |
| Aug 23, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MOB | 61 min | |
| Aug 23, 2:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 23 min |
| Aug 23, 4:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa | 2 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.