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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Mobile, AL

June 18, 2023Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jun 18, 2023, 11:11 AM CDT for Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 34 min. 6 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: Jun 18, 2023, 11:11 AM CDT (16:11 UTC)
Expired: Jun 18, 2023, 11:45 AM CDT
In force: 34 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), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:12 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
Jun 18, 11:11 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Milton, FL	Numerous reports of downed trees in Milton FL.
Jun 18, 11:11 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Milton, FL	Numerous reports of downed trees in Milton FL.
Jun 18, 11:11 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Milton, FL	Numerous reports of downed trees in Milton FL.
Jun 18, 11:19 AM CDT	TSTM WND GST 59	1 Ssw Milton Near Whiti, FL
Jun 18, 11:19 AM CDT	TSTM WND GST 59	1 Ssw Milton Near Whiti, FL
Jun 18, 11:19 AM CDT	TSTM WND GST 59	1 Ssw Milton Near Whiti, FL

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
Jun 18, 6:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 4.2 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.

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: 892 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -65 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 922 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 8 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

072 
WFUS54 KMOB 181611
TORMOB
FLC091-113-181645-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0026.230618T1611Z-230618T1645Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1111 AM CDT Sun Jun 18 2023

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...
  East central Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 1145 AM CDT.
    
* At 1111 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Point Baker, or near Milton, moving
  southeast at 50 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Bagdad and Roeville around 1115 AM 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3067 8717 3077 8712 3063 8660 3042 8674
TIME...MOT...LOC 1611Z 296DEG 45KT 3068 8706 

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

$$

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1 follow-up statement

634 
WWUS54 KMOB 181624
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1124 AM CDT Sun Jun 18 2023

FLC091-113-181645-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-230618T1645Z/
Okaloosa FL-Santa Rosa FL-
1124 AM CDT Sun Jun 18 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN OKALOOSA AND EAST CENTRAL SANTA ROSA COUNTIES...
    
At 1124 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles southeast of Roeville, or 8 miles east of Bagdad,
moving southeast at 50 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
southwestern 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3057 8698 3071 8691 3063 8660 3042 8674
      3043 8675
TIME...MOT...LOC 1624Z 296DEG 45KT 3061 8689 

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

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 18, 9:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia	46 min
Jun 18, 10:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia	42 min
Jun 18, 10:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	41 min
Jun 18, 10:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	39 min
Jun 18, 11:04 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Escambia	5 hr
Jun 18, 11:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	47 min
Jun 18, 12:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Okaloosa	16 min
Jun 18, 12:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Okaloosa	50 min
Jun 18, 1:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Okaloosa	45 min

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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.