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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 18, 2022, 11:56 AM CDT for Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 26 min. 3 reports 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
- Mar 18, 2022, 11:56 AM CDT (16:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2022, 12:22 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 12:28 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Sw Galliver, FL | A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF LOG LAKE ROAD AND SUNDANCE WAY. THE TORNADO DAMAGED THE ROOF OF A HOUSE WHERE NUMEROUS SHINGLES WERE REMOVED DOWN TO THE TAR PAPER. IN ADDITION, A MANUFACTURED HOME ADJACENT TO THE HOUSE WAS DESTROYED. NU |
| Mar 18, 12:28 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Sw Galliver, FL | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 4 SW GALLIVER TO INCLUDE INTENSITY RATING OF THE TORNADO TO EF1. A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF LOG LAKE ROAD AND SUNDANCE WAY. THE TORNADO DAMAGED THE ROOF OF A HOUSE WHERE NUMEROUS SHINGLES WERE |
| Mar 18, 12:29 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Sw Galliver, FL | REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO AT LEAST FOUR RESIDENCES AND MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON LOG LAKE ROAD IN HOLT, FL. TDS OBSERVED ON RADAR. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 7:33 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 256 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1606 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KMOB 181656
TORMOB
FLC091-113-181745-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0018.220318T1656Z-220318T1745Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1156 AM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...
East central Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...
* Until 1245 PM CDT.
* At 1156 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Milton, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Milton and Point Baker around 1200 PM CDT.
Roeville around 1205 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3062 8712 3069 8713 3079 8672 3058 8671
TIME...MOT...LOC 1656Z 264DEG 31KT 3065 8708
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
CGAL4 follow-up statements
278
WWUS54 KMOB 181707
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1207 PM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022
FLC091-113-181745-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-220318T1745Z/
Okaloosa FL-Santa Rosa FL-
1207 PM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL OKALOOSA AND EAST CENTRAL SANTA ROSA COUNTIES...
At 1206 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Roeville, or 4 miles northeast of Milton, moving
east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
west central Okaloosa and east central Santa Rosa Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3061 8701 3069 8703 3078 8672 3058 8671
TIME...MOT...LOC 1706Z 264DEG 31KT 3066 8697
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
CGAL333
WWUS54 KMOB 181712
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1212 PM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022
FLC091-113-181745-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-220318T1745Z/
Okaloosa FL-Santa Rosa FL-
1212 PM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL OKALOOSA AND EAST CENTRAL SANTA ROSA COUNTIES...
At 1212 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles southeast of Roeville, or 8 miles east of Bagdad,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
west central Okaloosa and east central Santa Rosa Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3061 8694 3067 8696 3078 8672 3058 8671
TIME...MOT...LOC 1712Z 269DEG 32KT 3064 8690
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
CGAL306
WWUS54 KMOB 181718
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1218 PM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022
FLC091-113-181745-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-220318T1745Z/
Okaloosa FL-Santa Rosa FL-
1218 PM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL OKALOOSA AND EAST CENTRAL SANTA ROSA COUNTIES...
At 1218 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles east of Roeville, or 13 miles east of Milton,
moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
west central Okaloosa and east central Santa Rosa Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3063 8688 3069 8691 3078 8672 3061 8671
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 256DEG 39KT 3069 8683
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
CGAL726
WWUS54 KMOB 181722
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1222 PM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022
FLC091-113-181731-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-220318T1745Z/
Okaloosa FL-Santa Rosa FL-
1222 PM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL OKALOOSA AND EAST CENTRAL
SANTA ROSA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe
Thunderstorm Warnings remain in effect for the area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 PM CDT for northwestern
Florida.
LAT...LON 3063 8688 3069 8691 3078 8672 3061 8671
TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 264DEG 31KT 3069 8682
$$
CGALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 5:44 AM CDT | High Surf Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 19 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 45 min |
| Mar 18, 10:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 52 min |
| Mar 18, 11:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 53 min |
| Mar 18, 11:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 11:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 65 min |
| Mar 18, 11:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 45 min |
| Mar 18, 12:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 49 min |
| Mar 18, 12:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 12:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 8 min |
| Mar 18, 1:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 30 min |
| Mar 18, 2:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 23 min |
| Mar 18, 6:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MOB | Escambia | 6 days |
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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.