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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Mobile, AL

May 13, 2024Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at May 13, 2024, 10:16 AM CDT for Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Florida. It was in force for 31 min. 1 report 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: May 13, 2024, 10:16 AM CDT (15:16 UTC)
Expired: May 13, 2024, 10:47 AM CDT
In force: 31 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), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:17 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 13, 10:23 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Ese Milton Near Whiti, FL	Downed trees and power lines at Indian Ford Road and Petey Lane in Munson. Time estimated on 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
May 13, 5:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 244 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1406 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 142 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 298 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

607 
WFUS54 KMOB 131516
TORMOB
FLC091-113-131600-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0015.240513T1516Z-240513T1600Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1016 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024

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 1100 AM CDT.

* At 1016 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Roeville, or 7 miles northeast of Milton,
  moving east 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
  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.

&&

LAT...LON 3063 8699 3071 8700 3081 8659 3064 8657
TIME...MOT...LOC 1516Z 261DEG 33KT 3069 8693 

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

$$

1 follow-up statement

026 
WWUS54 KMOB 131547
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1047 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024

FLC091-113-131555-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-240513T1600Z/
Okaloosa FL-Santa Rosa FL-
1047 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024

...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 straight line winds to 80 remain likely 
with these storms and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in 
effect.

LAT...LON 3063 8699 3071 8700 3081 8659 3064 8657
TIME...MOT...LOC 1544Z 261DEG 33KT 3073 8662 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 13, 3:29 AM CDT	Rip Current Statement	MOB	Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	63 hr
May 13, 8:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MOB	Escambia	38 min
May 13, 9:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	44 min
May 13, 9:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Escambia	3 hr
May 13, 10:06 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Escambia	3 hr
May 13, 10:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	46 min
May 13, 10:33 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Escambia, Santa Rosa	3 hr
May 13, 10:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MOB	Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	37 min
May 13, 11:11 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MOB	Escambia	3 hr
May 13, 11:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MOB	Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	31 min
May 13, 11:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MOB	Okaloosa, Santa Rosa	3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.