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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 18, 2022, 12:26 PM CDT for Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 49 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, 12:26 PM CDT (17:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2022, 1:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Okaloosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:25 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, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 224 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.
275
WFUS54 KMOB 181726
TORMOB
FLC091-181815-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0019.220318T1726Z-220318T1815Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1226 PM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...
* Until 115 PM CDT.
* At 1226 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 10 miles southwest of Baker, or 14 miles west
of Crestview, 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...
Baker around 1240 PM CDT.
Crestview around 1250 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 3066 8648 3065 8679 3076 8679 3086 8649
TIME...MOT...LOC 1726Z 263DEG 30KT 3069 8680
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
CGAL3 follow-up statements
633
WWUS54 KMOB 181730
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1230 PM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022
FLC091-181815-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-220318T1815Z/
Okaloosa FL-
1230 PM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
OKALOOSA COUNTY...
At 1230 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 7 miles south of
Baker, or 10 miles southwest of Crestview, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornado will be near...
Crestview around 1245 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3065 8676 3074 8677 3086 8649 3066 8648
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 260DEG 42KT 3069 8673
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
CGAL056
WWUS54 KMOB 181744
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1244 PM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022
FLC091-181815-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-220318T1815Z/
Okaloosa FL-
1244 PM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
OKALOOSA COUNTY...
At 1243 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles south of Baker, or 5 miles west of Crestview,
moving east at 25 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...
Crestview around 1255 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 3065 8667 3077 8670 3086 8649 3066 8648
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 259DEG 22KT 3072 8666
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
CGAL324
WWUS54 KMOB 181750
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1250 PM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022
FLC091-181815-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-220318T1815Z/
Okaloosa FL-
1250 PM CDT Fri Mar 18 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
OKALOOSA COUNTY...
At 1249 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles southwest of Crestview, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Crestview around 1255 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3067 8660 3074 8664 3084 8649 3066 8648
TIME...MOT...LOC 1749Z 258DEG 31KT 3069 8663
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
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, 11:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 26 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.