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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2026, 4:00 PM CDT for Okaloosa County, Florida. It was in force for 30 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 25, 2026, 4:00 PM CDT (21:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2026, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 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), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:04 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 25, 4:00 PM CDT | WATERSPOUT | 6 Ne Destin, FL | Walton County Sheriff's Office reported storm damage just north of Choctawhatchee Bay along the Okaloosa/Walton County line. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 301 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
- 389 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 597 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
957
WFUS54 KMOB 252100
TORMOB
FLC091-252130-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0022.260525T2100Z-260525T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
400 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida...
* Until 430 PM CDT.
* At 400 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles northeast of Destin, moving north at 15 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
east central 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 3041 8636 3043 8646 3064 8646 3064 8639
3046 8639 3046 8636 3048 8633
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 184DEG 14KT 3044 8639
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
743
WWUS54 KMOB 252118
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
418 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
FLC091-252130-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-260525T2130Z/
Okaloosa FL-
418 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL OKALOOSA COUNTY...
At 418 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles east of Niceville, moving north at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Okaloosa County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3047 8640 3047 8643 3056 8646 3059 8646
3062 8639 3048 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 165DEG 11KT 3049 8641
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$553
WWUS54 KMOB 252125
SVSMOB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
425 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
FLC091-252135-
/O.EXP.KMOB.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-260525T2130Z/
Okaloosa FL-
425 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL OKALOOSA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 430 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3047 8640 3047 8643 3056 8646 3059 8646
3062 8639 3048 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 184DEG 14KT 3051 8641
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1:35 AM CDT | Rip Current Statement | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 5 days |
| May 25, 5:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Okaloosa | 54 min |
| May 25, 9:29 AM CDT | Flood Watch | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 39 hr |
| May 25, 1:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 40 min |
| May 25, 3:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| May 25, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Walton | 18 min |
| May 25, 4:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MOB | Okaloosa | 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.