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Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
Thursday August 30th, 2012 :: 04:41 a.m. CDT

Alert

TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL OKALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 5:00AM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA... SOUTHWESTERN COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 500 AM CDT

* AT 430 AM CDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF CRESTVIEW... OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF BAKER... MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL NORTH CENTRAL OKALOOSA COUNTY RURAL SOUTHWESTERN COVINGTON COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR... IT MEANS STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED AND A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND... OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY

Instructions:

USE CAUTION

Address/Location
Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
50 2nd St
Shalimar, FL 32579

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 850-651-7400

Alert Details

Severity:
Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Tornado Warning

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