486  
WWUS84 KMOB 161146  
SPSMOB  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL  
646 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
FLZ202>205-161230-  
OKALOOSA INLAND FL-SANTA ROSA COASTAL FL-ESCAMBIA COASTAL FL-  
SANTA ROSA INLAND FL-  
646 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL OKALOOSA  
SOUTHERN  
SANTA ROSA AND SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES THROUGH 730 AM CDT...  
 
AT 646 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5  
MILES SOUTHEAST OF PEA RIDGE, OR 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BAGDAD, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
CRESTVIEW, MILTON, BAGDAD, BAKER, FLORIDATOWN, AND PEA RIDGE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN  
FLORIDA.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3056 8722 3085 8663 3080 8651 3073 8647  
3056 8647 3055 8651 3056 8653 3055 8654  
3041 8716  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1146Z 247DEG 53KT 3053 8708  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 
 
 
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