Alert archive / Florida / Okaloosa County

Weather alerts in Okaloosa County, Florida, 2016

262 weather alerts in 2016, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Okaloosa County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
262
Warnings
62
Watches
25
Advisories
63
Busiest month
February45 alerts
Busiest day
February 24, 201612 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

1 of 5 tornado warnings covering Okaloosa County in 2016 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 3 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 7 minutes after it went out.

Okaloosa County, 2016

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings5180%333%7 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings301357%1164%37 min
Flash flood warnings3233%4100%20 min

Each office's whole area, 2016

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Mobile, AL: tornado warnings32875%2090%30 min
NWS Mobile, AL: severe thunderstorm warnings2076668%23875%25 min
NWS Mobile, AL: flash flood warnings391756%4090%87 min

An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.

Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.

The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 5, 2:30 AM CSTRip Current StatementMOB46 hr
Jan 7, 5:40 AM CSTRip Current StatementMOB24 hr
Jan 8, 3:12 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB6 hr
Jan 8, 3:13 AM CSTRip Current StatementMOB51 hr
Jan 8, 9:16 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB104 min
Jan 9, 10:03 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Jan 15, 9:46 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB11 hr
Jan 21, 5:55 AM CSTRip Current StatementMOB24 hr
Jan 21, 5:29 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jan 21, 6:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB58 min
Jan 21, 6:53 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC10 hr
Jan 21, 8:01 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOB119 min
Jan 21, 8:05 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOB67 hr
Jan 21, 8:38 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jan 21, 11:40 PM CSTWind AdvisoryMOB19 hr
Jan 21, 11:46 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB44 min
Jan 22, 12:11 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB64 min
Jan 22, 12:32 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB43 min
Jan 22, 1:14 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB31 min
Feb 1, 3:09 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB17 hr
Feb 2, 6:16 AM CSTRip Current StatementMOB48 hr
Feb 2, 12:49 PM CSTWind AdvisoryMOB17 hr
Feb 2, 12:50 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC55 min
Feb 3, 4:38 AM CSTFlash Flood WatchMOB10 hr
Feb 3, 7:39 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOB66 min
Feb 3, 7:49 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB36 min
Feb 3, 8:37 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOB38 min
Feb 3, 8:52 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOB53 min
Feb 3, 9:13 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOB32 min
Feb 3, 9:35 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOB3 days
Feb 3, 10:01 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOB119 min
Feb 3, 10:28 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOB3 hr
Feb 7, 2:49 PM CSTWind AdvisoryMOB31 hr
Feb 9, 3:27 AM CSTWind AdvisoryMOB14 hr
Feb 15, 5:00 AM CSTRip Current StatementMOB19 hr
Feb 15, 11:30 AM CSTWind AdvisoryMOB7 hr
Feb 15, 11:50 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Feb 15, 12:02 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Feb 15, 1:51 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Feb 15, 4:24 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Feb 15, 5:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB12 min
Feb 15, 5:53 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOB52 min
Feb 15, 5:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB31 min
Feb 15, 6:34 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOB26 min
Feb 20, 2:55 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB6 hr
Feb 22, 3:57 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB5 hr
Feb 22, 4:47 AM CSTRip Current StatementMOB61 hr
Feb 22, 1:21 PM CSTWind AdvisoryMOB53 hr
Feb 22, 4:37 PM CSTHigh Surf AdvisoryMOB49 hr
Feb 23, 12:39 PM CSTCoastal Flood AdvisoryMOB23 hr
Feb 23, 2:13 PM CSTTornado Watch PDSSPC8 hr
Feb 23, 4:29 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC61 min
Feb 23, 7:23 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB67 min
Feb 23, 8:05 PM CSTTornado WarningMOB25 min
Feb 23, 8:08 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Feb 23, 8:31 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB29 min
Feb 23, 8:39 PM CSTTornado WarningMOB36 min
Feb 23, 8:43 PM CSTTornado WarningMOB32 min
Feb 23, 9:07 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Feb 23, 9:09 PM CSTTornado WarningMOB21 min
Feb 23, 9:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB46 min
Feb 23, 9:32 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMOB3 hr
Feb 23, 10:19 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOB41 min
Feb 24, 2:39 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOB4 days
Mar 1, 2:01 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB7 hr
Mar 3, 6:39 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB51 min
Mar 7, 6:11 AM CSTRip Current StatementMOB5 days
Mar 8, 9:54 AM CSTCoastal Flood AdvisoryMOB3 days
Mar 8, 9:54 AM CSTHigh Surf AdvisoryMOB4 days
Mar 8, 12:32 PM CSTWind AdvisoryMOB6 hr
Mar 9, 4:34 AM CSTWind AdvisoryMOB38 hr
Mar 12, 7:59 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOB91 min
Mar 17, 7:44 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Mar 17, 11:14 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Mar 17, 1:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Mar 17, 5:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Mar 17, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB47 min
Mar 17, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB55 min
Mar 17, 10:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOB4 days
Mar 17, 10:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC54 min
Mar 17, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB30 min
Mar 17, 10:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB15 min
Mar 20, 7:30 AM CDTWind AdvisoryMOB12 hr
Mar 21, 2:56 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryMOB29 hr
Mar 24, 10:22 AM CDTRip Current StatementMOB45 hr
Mar 24, 11:26 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Mar 24, 12:18 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Mar 24, 1:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB59 min
Mar 24, 2:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB64 min
Mar 24, 2:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Mar 24, 3:01 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOB119 min
Mar 25, 8:45 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOB5 days
Mar 26, 7:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchMOB5 hr
Mar 27, 3:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchMOB12 hr
Mar 27, 4:03 AM CDTRip Current StatementMOB14 hr
Mar 29, 2:54 PM CDTRip Current StatementMOB4 days
Mar 30, 2:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchMOB59 hr
Mar 30, 8:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOB5 days
Mar 31, 8:37 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Mar 31, 11:29 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Mar 31, 12:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB61 min
Mar 31, 1:32 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
Mar 31, 2:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB29 min
Apr 1, 12:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOB115 min
Apr 1, 1:54 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOB3 days
Apr 1, 1:59 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOB55 hr
Apr 1, 4:23 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOB6 hr
Apr 1, 6:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOB3 hr
Apr 1, 6:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB49 min
Apr 2, 9:35 AM CDTRip Current StatementMOB18 hr
Apr 3, 10:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOB30 hr
Apr 6, 5:02 AM CDTWind AdvisoryMOB14 hr
Apr 6, 5:56 PM CDTRip Current StatementMOB12 hr
Apr 10, 6:06 AM CDTRip Current StatementMOB52 hr
Apr 12, 8:43 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOB4 days
Apr 13, 5:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchMOB11 hr
Apr 15, 6:19 AM CDTRip Current StatementMOB3 days
Apr 18, 11:05 AM CDTRip Current StatementMOB11 hr
Apr 21, 4:14 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB4 hr
Apr 28, 3:56 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 1, 5:43 AM CDTRip Current StatementMOB22 hr
May 3, 4:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB97 min
May 3, 7:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB34 min
May 10, 11:11 AM CDTRip Current StatementMOB14 hr
May 12, 4:22 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB5 hr
May 12, 4:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB60 min
May 17, 1:48 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
May 17, 5:07 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOB3 hr
May 17, 6:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMOB3 hr
May 19, 10:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 20, 1:26 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 20, 2:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB75 min
May 31, 1:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB47 min
May 31, 1:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB40 min
May 31, 1:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB29 min
May 31, 2:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB46 min
Jun 5, 3:58 AM CDTRip Current StatementMOB3 days
Jun 5, 11:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMOB50 hr
Jun 6, 2:21 AM CDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMOB41 hr
Jun 15, 2:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB91 min
Jun 15, 9:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB36 min
Jun 16, 11:22 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Jun 16, 12:12 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMOB29 hr
Jun 16, 2:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB44 min
Jun 16, 3:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB53 min
Jun 16, 4:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB66 min
Jun 16, 4:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB46 min
Jun 16, 9:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB25 min
Jun 17, 12:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 17, 6:15 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
Jun 17, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB67 min
Jun 17, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB55 min
Jun 19, 4:06 AM CDTRip Current StatementMOB43 hr
Jun 26, 2:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB46 min
Jun 26, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB40 min
Jun 26, 7:23 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOB3 hr
Jun 27, 3:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB43 min
Jun 28, 6:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB41 min
Jul 5, 12:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jul 5, 4:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB25 min
Jul 5, 4:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB35 min
Jul 6, 1:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB41 min
Jul 9, 4:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB41 min
Jul 10, 12:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB40 min
Jul 13, 11:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB53 min
Jul 21, 4:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB46 min
Jul 22, 6:01 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOB119 min
Jul 25, 2:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB52 min
Jul 26, 3:34 PM CDTRip Current StatementMOB26 hr
Jul 29, 4:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB51 min
Aug 2, 10:19 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOB3 hr
Aug 2, 11:08 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOB3 hr
Aug 3, 8:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB49 min
Aug 3, 9:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB43 min
Aug 5, 3:27 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMOB28 hr
Aug 6, 7:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB44 min
Aug 6, 7:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB26 min
Aug 9, 10:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchMOB3 days
Aug 9, 3:44 PM CDTRip Current StatementMOB17 hr
Aug 10, 8:23 AM CDTRip Current StatementMOB3 days
Aug 11, 8:45 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOB2 hr
Aug 14, 11:03 AM CDTRip Current StatementMOB10 hr
Aug 15, 3:00 AM CDTRip Current StatementMOB16 hr
Aug 16, 11:25 AM CDTRip Current StatementMOB17 hr
Aug 17, 2:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB48 min
Aug 17, 3:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB44 min
Aug 21, 11:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB50 min
Aug 30, 9:54 AM CDTRip Current StatementMOB4 days
Aug 30, 1:10 PM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryMOB63 hr
Aug 31, 4:02 PM CDTHigh Surf AdvisoryMOB36 hr
Sep 3, 5:31 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOB3 hr
Sep 4, 8:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOB114 min
Sep 4, 2:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOB62 min
Sep 4, 3:38 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOB52 min
Sep 4, 4:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMOB3 hr
Sep 12, 1:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB48 min
Sep 12, 2:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB49 min
Sep 12, 3:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB43 min
Sep 24, 2:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMOB48 min
Sep 24, 3:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB28 min
Sep 24, 3:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB34 min
Oct 9, 3:14 AM CDTFire Weather WatchMOB12 hr
Oct 18, 6:47 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB2 hr
Oct 19, 6:36 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB2 hr
Oct 20, 8:12 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB90 min
Oct 21, 2:40 PM CDTFire Weather WatchMOB13 hr
Oct 22, 3:31 AM CDTFire Weather WatchMOB24 hr
Oct 22, 3:31 AM CDTRed Flag WarningMOB14 hr
Oct 23, 3:03 AM CDTRed Flag WarningMOB15 hr
Oct 24, 3:59 AM CDTRed Flag WarningMOB14 hr
Nov 5, 4:10 AM CDTRed Flag WarningMOB13 hr
Nov 7, 5:17 AM CSTRip Current StatementMOB37 hr
Nov 10, 2:24 PM CSTRed Flag WarningMOB27 hr
Nov 19, 3:42 AM CSTFire Weather WatchMOB23 hr
Nov 19, 4:14 AM CSTFreeze WatchMOB23 hr
Nov 20, 2:14 AM CSTFire Weather WatchMOB25 hr
Nov 20, 2:14 AM CSTRed Flag WarningMOB15 hr
Nov 20, 3:30 AM CSTFreeze WatchMOB23 hr
Nov 20, 3:30 AM CSTFreeze WarningMOB28 hr
Nov 21, 2:55 AM CSTFreeze WarningMOB10 hr
Nov 21, 2:59 AM CSTFire Weather WatchMOB24 hr
Nov 21, 2:59 AM CSTRed Flag WarningMOB14 hr
Nov 22, 2:52 AM CSTRed Flag WarningMOB15 hr
Nov 25, 2:16 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB6 hr
Nov 27, 5:10 AM CSTRip Current StatementMOB4 days
Nov 27, 8:11 PM CSTHigh Surf AdvisoryMOB65 hr
Nov 28, 11:12 AM CSTWind AdvisoryMOB8 hr
Nov 30, 10:04 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOB41 min
Nov 30, 10:40 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOB50 min
Nov 30, 11:06 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Nov 30, 11:33 AM CSTTornado WarningMOB27 min
Nov 30, 12:59 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Nov 30, 1:23 PM CSTHigh Surf AdvisoryMOB5 hr
Nov 30, 1:41 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOB64 min
Nov 30, 1:55 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Dec 3, 3:09 AM CSTRip Current StatementMOB39 hr
Dec 4, 12:21 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOB39 min
Dec 4, 1:02 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOB28 min
Dec 4, 1:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMOB42 min
Dec 4, 1:59 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOB16 min
Dec 5, 5:31 AM CSTRip Current StatementMOB36 hr
Dec 5, 10:30 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOB62 hr
Dec 5, 12:29 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Dec 5, 1:10 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Dec 5, 4:37 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOB53 min
Dec 5, 5:26 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Dec 6, 1:24 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMOB51 min
Dec 8, 4:13 AM CSTFreeze WatchMOB11 hr
Dec 8, 11:00 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMOB16 hr
Dec 8, 3:19 PM CSTFreeze WarningMOB40 hr
Dec 12, 6:25 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB4 hr
Dec 12, 8:50 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB13 hr
Dec 13, 3:36 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Dec 14, 2:38 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB4 hr
Dec 17, 3:27 PM CSTRip Current StatementMOB39 hr
Dec 20, 6:26 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB101 min
Dec 20, 8:16 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB7 hr
Dec 21, 3:28 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB5 hr
Dec 24, 2:19 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB19 hr
Dec 27, 4:00 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB5 hr
Dec 27, 8:58 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMOB13 hr
Dec 31, 5:26 PM CSTRip Current StatementMOB25 hr

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Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

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Sources

National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.