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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Mobile, AL

January 3, 2023Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 3, 2023, 2:32 PM CST for Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 28 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: Jan 3, 2023, 2:32 PM CST (20:32 UTC)
Expired: Jan 3, 2023, 3:00 PM CST
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:31 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 245 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 123 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -115 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 498 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 150 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 228 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

710 
WFUS54 KMOB 032032
TORMOB
FLC091-113-032115-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0002.230103T2032Z-230103T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
232 PM CST Tue Jan 3 2023

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...
  Northeastern Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 315 PM CST.
    
* At 232 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Point Baker, or 4 miles north of Milton, moving
  northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  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
  northwestern Okaloosa and northeastern 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3096 8654 3064 8705 3069 8714 3100 8686
      3099 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 223DEG 33KT 3069 8706 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

MM

2 follow-up statements

270 
WWUS54 KMOB 032045
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
245 PM CST Tue Jan 3 2023

FLC091-113-032115-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230103T2115Z/
Okaloosa FL-Santa Rosa FL-
245 PM CST Tue Jan 3 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN OKALOOSA AND NORTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTIES...
    
At 244 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles north of Roeville, or 9 miles northeast of
Milton, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

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
northwestern Okaloosa and northeastern 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3096 8654 3072 8698 3076 8702 3100 8686
      3099 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 229DEG 27KT 3077 8698 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

MM

995 
WWUS54 KMOB 032100
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
300 PM CST Tue Jan 3 2023

FLC091-113-032110-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230103T2115Z/
Okaloosa FL-Santa Rosa FL-
300 PM CST Tue Jan 3 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OKALOOSA AND NORTHEASTERN
SANTA ROSA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3096 8654 3072 8698 3076 8702 3100 8686
      3099 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 223DEG 33KT 3088 8686 

$$

MM

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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.