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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2026, 2:11 PM CDT for Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 34 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
- Jul 7, 2026, 2:11 PM CDT (19:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2026, 2:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Okaloosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 266 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
- 916 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 919 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
067
WUUS54 KMOB 071911
SVRMOB
FLC091-071945-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0094.260707T1911Z-260707T1945Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
211 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...
* Until 245 PM CDT.
* At 211 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles southwest of Laurel Hill to 9 miles east of
Baker to Crestview, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Crestview and Laurel Hill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3068 8665 3082 8662 3096 8663 3099 8639
3063 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 255DEG 17KT 3092 8654 3082 8653 3074 8655
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
RD2 follow-up statements
263
WWUS54 KMOB 071933
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
233 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
FLC091-071945-
/O.CON.KMOB.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-260707T1945Z/
Okaloosa FL-
233 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY...
At 233 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles south of Laurel Hill to 8 miles east of
Crestview to 11 miles north of Niceville, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Okaloosa County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3066 8654 3077 8651 3096 8643 3096 8639
3063 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 281DEG 17KT 3086 8644 3076 8643 3068 8645
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
RD340
WWUS54 KMOB 071943
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
243 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
FLC091-071953-
/O.EXP.KMOB.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-260707T1945Z/
Okaloosa FL-
243 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 245 PM CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3066 8654 3077 8651 3096 8643 3096 8639
3063 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 270DEG 17KT 3087 8641 3077 8640 3069 8642
$$
RDWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 7, 1:33 PM CDT, 38 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Issued at 127 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
- Heat indices remain in the 100 to 107 range each afternoon through the end of the week.
- Isolated to scattered showers and storms continue each afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and frequent lightning can be expected with any storms.
- A Moderate risk of rip currents exists for Florida beaches this afternoon and for all area beaches Friday into the weekend.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 1:33 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mobile AL
133 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
...New DISCUSSION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 127 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
- Heat indices remain in the 100 to 107 range each afternoon
through the end of the week.
- Isolated to scattered showers and storms continue each
afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and frequent
lightning can be expected with any storms.
- A Moderate risk of rip currents exists for Florida beaches
this afternoon and for all area beaches Friday into the
weekend.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 127 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
A weak, positively-tilted upper trough with a cutoff low over the
mid-Mississippi Valley will gradually weaken and lift northeast
through Thursday, yielding a weak zonal flow pattern by late
week. Seasonably high moisture, with PWATs around 2 inches, and
strong instability will support a typical summertime pattern
through Friday, with isolated to scattered showers and storms each
afternoon, focused mainly across the interior and along sea
breeze and outflow boundaries. Activity shifts to the coast and
offshore late at night near the land breeze. Any storms will be
capable of producing locally heavy rain, frequent cloud-to-ground
lightning, and localized gusty winds.
Looking ahead to the weekend, ensemble guidance indicates increasing
moisture ahead of a large-scale backdoor cold front approaching the
area by the Sunday-Monday timeframe. Moisture pooling and enhanced
forcing associated with the boundary with a northwesterly flow aloft
should result in increased storm coverage during that period. Trends
will be monitored for any strong storm and/or heavy rain potential.
Temperatures will remain seasonably hot through the period, with
afternoon highs generally in the low to mid 90s. Overnight
conditions offer little relief with lows in the mid 70s inland and
upper 70s to low 80s along the coast. Peak afternoon heat indices in
the 100-107 range are expected, with the chance of a few localized
spots briefly reaching 108 degrees. A Moderate risk of rip currents
continues today for Florida beaches before decreasing to a Low risk
for Wednesday and Thursday. The risk the increases to Moderate on
Friday for all area beaches, which is expected to persist into the
weekend. JGC/98
&&
.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1234 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
VFR conditions prevail through the period. Current light
southwesterly winds will wane after sunset and become generally
westerly at 5-10 knots tomorrow morning. Showers and thunderstorms
return to the area this afternoon into the early evening and again
along/just off the coast tomorrow morning. These storms are
accompanied by drops of cigs/vis to MVFR and even locally IFR within
the strongest storms. SS/97
&&
.MARINE...
Issued at 356 AM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
No impacts expected other than locally higher winds and seas
possible near thunderstorms. /13
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Mobile 75 94 76 92 / 20 30 10 30
Pensacola 80 94 80 92 / 20 30 20 30
Destin 81 92 81 91 / 30 20 30 30
Evergreen 73 95 74 93 / 20 20 20 40
Waynesboro 73 94 73 94 / 20 40 20 30
Camden 73 93 74 92 / 20 20 20 40
Crestview 75 96 76 94 / 20 30 10 40
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...None.
FL...None.
MS...None.
GM...None.
&&In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 7, 12:11 PM CDT, 2 hours before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1211 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 ESE Leakesville 31.14N 88.53W
07/07/2026 Greene MS Emergency Mngr
EM reports multiple trees down near and
around the Chickasawaves Waterpark and the
Wild Country Events Center. Time estimated
via radar.
&&Special weather statement, Jul 7, 12:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1249 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
ALZ056-059-060-071830-
Conecuh AL-Covington AL-Escambia AL-
1249 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN ESCAMBIA...SOUTHEASTERN
CONECUH AND SOUTHWESTERN COVINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM CDT...
At 1249 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles southeast of Castleberry, or 15 miles northeast of Brewton,
moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of eastern Escambia,
southeastern Conecuh and southwestern Covington Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3104 8702 3128 8697 3138 8661 3101 8658
TIME...MOT...LOC 1749Z 260DEG 9KT 3121 8684
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
RDSpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 12:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1256 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
FLZ203-205-071845-
Okaloosa Inland FL-Santa Rosa Inland FL-
1256 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL OKALOOSA AND
NORTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM CDT...
At 1256 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles north of Roeville, or 9 miles north of Milton, moving east at
15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Point Baker and Roeville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3068 8708 3086 8706 3090 8673 3064 8673
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 265DEG 13KT 3076 8698
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
RDSpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 1:47 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
147 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
ALZ060-FLZ205-071930-
Covington AL-Okaloosa Inland FL-
147 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN COVINGTON AND
NORTHERN OKALOOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM CDT...
At 147 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 11 miles west of Laurel Hill to near Baker to
11 miles west of Crestview. Movement was east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Crestview, Baker, Laurel Hill, and Lockhart.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3099 8635 3099 8639 3062 8639 3070 8679
3086 8679 3100 8675 3100 8669 3101 8670
3105 8670 3106 8634
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 279DEG 9KT 3097 8665 3083 8668 3072 8677
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
RDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 12:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Santa Rosa | 49 min |
| Jul 7, 1:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 43 min |
| Jul 7, 2:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia | 40 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.