Damaging Wind in Florida, April 5, 2022

Name: Damaging Wind in Florida, April 5, 2022
Start: 2022-04-05T12:44
End: 2022-04-05T12:44
Location: Florida

April 5, 2022 · NWS MOB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A line of thunderstorms moved across the Florida panhandle and produced strong winds.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.

A line of thunderstorms moved across the Florida panhandle and produced strong winds.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Apr 5, 11:37 AM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 11:37 AM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1237 PM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022

.NEAR TERM /Now Through Wednesday/...Before noontime, a squall line is
moving south across the forecast area. With the line moving into an
area of 1500J/kg and Effective Bulk Shear Values values around 55kt,
the ingredients for continued strong to severe storms is expected.
Add in 0-1km helicities around 250 m^2/s^2 and embedded tornadoes
are possible. The line has become more organized in its structure as
it moves south, with south-southwesterly deep layer flow having a
significant cross line component, that when added to precipitable
h20 values of 1.7"-1.9", is creating torrential rainfall rates.
The more progressive speed of the line and dry conditions is
helping to temper, but not eliminate water issues. This line is
expected to slow as it moves to and south of the coast as the
driving upper dynamics move off and flow feeding the line becomes
more southwest to west and parallel with the line. The risk of
damaging storm will decrease, but not go way quite yet. With the
efficient rainers slowing, there being a better chance of
training cells, water issues will increase.

Tonight, the squall line will eventually stall over the northern
Gulf, helping to provide the focus for showers and thunderstorm
south of I-65 overnight. A night of above seasonal temperatures
continues, with temperatures bottoming out in the mid 60s to near
70.

Wednesday, the stalled surface will help to provide the focus for
convection formation as temperature rise. Temperatures rising into
the low to mid 80s will bring MLCapes rising into the 2000-2500J/kg
range. Wind shear values are very modest, with Bulk Shear Values
around 30-35kts and 0-1km helicities around 100m^2/s^2. Add in a
weak shortwave moving along the northern Gulf Coast helping to
provide some mid level destabilization and strong to marginally
severe storms are again possible. Helping to limit timing to late
morning and afternoon hours is a low level inversion centered around
850mb. The day's storms will have a hard time getting going until
this cap erodes. Large hail will be possible, with mid level
lapse rates of 7-7.5C/km indicated on the model soundings. /16

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z issuance...Mid level MVFR or higher conditions were noted
across the area outside of a southward moving line of eastward
moving thunderstorms. LIFR/IFR conditions were noted in the
thunderstorms containing very heavy rain, frequent lightning and
locally stronger and variable winds. This line will continue to
sag south to the coast into the early afternoon hours, affecting
area TAF sites from 18z to 23z before easing. Weak isentropic
upglide and a very moist airmass combined with southwesterly flow
of 5-10 knots will bring IFR level CIGS, maybe local fog formation
with the winds decrease. Thursday, as the stratus deck begins to
break up and the area heats, another round of showers and
thunderstorms is possible from late morning into the afternoon
hours. /16

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...Wind Advisory until 6 PM CDT this evening for ALZ059-261>266.

     High Rip Current Risk through Thursday afternoon for ALZ265-266.

     High Surf Advisory until midnight CDT tonight for ALZ265-266.

FL...Wind Advisory until 6 PM CDT this evening for FLZ201>206.

     High Rip Current Risk through Thursday afternoon for FLZ202-204-
     206.

     High Surf Advisory until midnight CDT tonight for FLZ202-204-206.

MS...Wind Advisory until 6 PM CDT this evening for MSZ078-079.

GM...Small Craft Advisory until 10 PM CDT this evening for GMZ650-655-
     670-675.

     Small Craft Advisory until 4 PM CDT this afternoon for
     GMZ630>636.

&&

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 5, 11:29 AM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1229 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0845 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSW AQUILLA           31.70N 88.43W
04/05/2022                   WASHINGTON         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF DAMAGE TO SEVERAL CHICKEN HOUSES.

&&

JFB

Local storm report, Apr 5, 11:44 AM CST, 1 hour before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1244 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0842 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S PINE HILL           31.97N 87.58W
04/05/2022                   WILCOX             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WILCOX COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
            RELAYED A REPORT OF TREES DOWN ON CR 9 NEAR
            PINE HILL. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 5, 12:01 PM CST, 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
101 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0947 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ENE COY               31.90N 87.44W
04/05/2022                   WILCOX             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WILCOX COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
            REPORTS TREES DOWN AT CAMDEN BYPASS AND DEES
            & PACKER ROAD.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 5, 12:12 PM CST, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
112 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0930 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GROVE HILL              31.71N 87.77W
04/05/2022                   CLARKE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN THE GROVE HILL AREA.

&&

JFB

Local storm report, Apr 5, 12:28 PM CST, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
128 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1054 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N PETREY              31.88N 86.21W
04/05/2022                   CRENSHAW           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CRENSHAW COUNTY EMA REPORTS STRUCTURAL
            DAMAGE TO A CHURCH NEAR SHADY GROVE RD AND
            LAPINE HWY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 5, 12:38 PM CST, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
138 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1107 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WSW LIVE OAK          31.79N 86.31W
04/05/2022                   CRENSHAW           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CRENSHAW COUNTY EMA COUNTY REPORTS SEVERAL
            TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

&&

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 62 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:44 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Okaloosa

When: April 5, 12:44 PM CST
Where: Okaloosa County, (Cew)bob Sikes Arpt
Measured: 67 kt (77 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 30.780, -86.520

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1022868.