Here is the raw info from the Mobile NWS chat session… things getting very busy in the Florida panhandle with flooding and severe weather…
MOB issues Tornado Warning for Okaloosa [FL] till 7:45 AM CST …* AT 704 AM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES NORTH OF WRIGHT…OR ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT WALTON BEACH…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
7:04 AM
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7:08 AMmedia-brandon.smith
showing better rotation on okaloosa storm west of niceville?
nwsmob-radarsector
very strong rotation…tornado could happen at any time.
7:12 AMmedia-brandon.smith
appears its over eglin AFB land…?
7:14 AMnwsmob-radarsector
that’s correct
nwsbot
MOB continues Tornado Warning for Okaloosa [FL] till 7:45 AM CST …AT 719 AM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS 13 MILES SOUTH OF CRESTVIEW…OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF FORT WALTON BEACH…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
7:20 AMmedia-brandon.smith
did kevx go down?
7:24 AMnws-robert.hart
reports from family members of mine in Crestview (i live out of state) of several streets flooded, numerous car accidents, and “lakes that they’ve never seen before”
nwsmob-radarsector
The radar is up but we lost the connection to the site. Tallahassee NWS still has connection and we are getting reports from them. Still a very tight couplet about 11 miles due south of Crestview. Heading in the vicinity of Crestview Airport and Deerland.
7:27 AM
rotation has weakend slightly 49kt outbound and 26kt inbound
7:30 AMmedia-brandon.smith
k thanks… lost data about 10 after
7:31 AMnwsmob-radarsector
same here. we have techs working very hard to get it back up. we are the mercy of telcom lines at the moment.
7:32 AM
Tornado report relayed by USAF…Duke Field in Okaloosa (3 west of Crestview).
7:34 AM
Tornado reported at Duke Field 3 West of Crestview.
nwsbot
MOB issues Flash Flood Warning for Okaloosa, Santa Rosa [FL] till 9:30 AM CST
7:35 AMnwsmob-radarsector
Correction…make that 3 SOUTHEAST of crestview.
