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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Mobile, AL

January 9, 2024Okaloosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 9, 2024, 6:29 AM CST for Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 16 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 9, 2024, 6:29 AM CST (12:29 UTC)
Expired: Jan 9, 2024, 6:45 AM CST
In force: 16 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Okaloosa County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 8, 8:42 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 216 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: 9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -151 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 480 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 808 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 914 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

407 
WFUS54 KMOB 091229
TORMOB
FLC091-091300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0010.240109T1229Z-240109T1300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
629 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...

* Until 700 AM CST.
    
* At 629 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Wright, moving northeast at 55 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
  southeastern Okaloosa County.

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 3044 8664 3049 8668 3074 8639 3057 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1229Z 230DEG 49KT 3049 8661 

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

$$

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1 follow-up statement

905 
WWUS54 KMOB 091245
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
645 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024

FLC091-091254-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-240109T1300Z/
Okaloosa FL-
645 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CST for northwestern
Florida.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Okaloosa County.

LAT...LON 3044 8664 3049 8668 3074 8639 3057 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1243Z 230DEG 49KT 3063 8642 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 9, 2:22 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	38 min
Jan 9, 2:33 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	27 min
Jan 9, 4:00 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Escambia	60 min
Jan 9, 4:43 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MOB	Escambia	10 min
Jan 9, 4:48 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	57 min
Jan 9, 5:26 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	64 min
Jan 9, 6:01 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	49 min
Jan 9, 1:26 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MOB	Okaloosa	45 hr
Jan 9, 2:04 PM CST	High Surf Advisory	MOB	Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	17 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.