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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
624 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2018

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

0102 PM     TORNADO          4 NE BARRINEAU PARK     30.73N 87.39W
04/22/2018                   ESCAMBIA           FL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO OCCURRED ON CRABTREE
            CHURCH RD. ONE HOME EXPERIENCED SHINGLE
            DAMAGE AND A BROKEN WINDOW AND A MOBILE HOME
            WAS SHIFTED ON ITS FOUNDATION. THERE WERE
            SEVERAL SMALL TREES UPROOTED AND NUMEROUS
            LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN. MAXIMUM WINDS
            ESTIMATED AROUND 85 MPH.

0143 PM     TORNADO          6 WNW RUTLEDGE          31.75N 86.40W
04/22/2018                   CRENSHAW           AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR JEFFCOAT
            RD. ONE MOBILE HOME AND A SHED WERE
            DESTROYED. SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE UPROOTED
            OR SNAPPED, ONE OF WHICH FELL ON A VEHICLE.
            THE TORNADO THEN CAUSED SPORADIC DAMAGE AS
            IT PASSED THROUGH MAINLY WOODED AREAS
            UPROOTING AND SNAPPING LARGE TREES, WITH ONE
            FALLING ON A HOUSE AND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.
            MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 95 MPH. THE
            TORNADO LIFTED NEAR CENTER RIDGE ROAD.

0144 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 E DIXONVILLE          31.00N 86.96W
04/22/2018                   ESCAMBIA           AL   PUBLIC

            SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED IN THE
            SELLERSVILLE COMMUNITY. PICTURES VIA SOCIAL
            MEDIA.

0145 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW ROBERTS            31.03N 86.94W
04/22/2018                   ESCAMBIA           AL   PUBLIC

            SIDING AND ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOUSE ON FUQUA
            RD WITH DAMAGE TO A NEARBY BARN. PICTURES
            VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0149 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SSW ROBERTS           31.02N 86.92W
04/22/2018                   ESCAMBIA           AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            NWS SURVEY DETERMINED THAT A SEVERE
            THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED SPORADIC STRAIGHT LINE
            WIND DAMAGE. SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE
            UPROOTED ALONG RAINTREE RD AND YELLOW CREEK
            RD. SEVERAL TREES WERE ALSO SNAPPED IN HALF
            AND LAYING IN THE ADJACENT FIELD. MINOR
            DAMAGE TO A SHED AND ROOF OF A MANUFACTURED
            HOME ALONG YELLOW CREEK RD. ESTIMATED 75-80
            MPH.

0149 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 ESE BREWTON          31.05N 86.92W
04/22/2018                   ESCAMBIA           AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            METAL ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOME AND TREE
            BRANCHES DOWN IN THE BETHEL COMMUNITY
            SOUTHEAST OF BREWTON, AL.

0149 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     10 ESE BREWTON          31.05N 86.92W
04/22/2018                   ESCAMBIA           AL   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORT OF A FUNNEL CLOUD IN THE
            BETHEL COMMUNITY SOUTHEAST OF BREWTON TIME
            ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0154 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSE HONORAVILLE       31.80N 86.38W
04/22/2018                   CRENSHAW           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE BLOWN ONTO A HOUSE WITH NUMEROUS TREES
            DOWN IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

0201 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ROBERTS                 31.08N 86.89W
04/22/2018                   ESCAMBIA           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTS OF DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME AND ALONG
            YELLOW CREEK ROAD NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF
            ROBERTS, ALABAMA.

0211 PM     TORNADO          3 NE SAVILLE            31.91N 86.31W
04/22/2018                   CRENSHAW           AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR DANIEL MILL RD
            CAUSING MINOR TREE DAMAGE, THEN STRENGTHENED
            TO AN EF-1 BEFORE REACHING OLIVER MYERS RD.
            SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE UPROOTED OR
            SNAPPED. THE TORNADO CAUSED MINOR TO
            MODERATE ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE TO SEVERAL
            HOMES AROUND A LAKE IN THE MAGNOLIA SHORES
            AREA. MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 100
            MPH.

0214 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SE HIGHLAND HOME      31.94N 86.30W
04/22/2018                   CRENSHAW           AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            PICTURES OF TREES SNAPPED AND NUMEROUS LARGE
            BRANCHES DOWN NEAR A HOME IN THE AREA OF
            HIGHLAND HOME AND MAGNOLIA SPRINGS.

0305 PM     TORNADO          4 ESE GASQUE            30.24N 87.76W
04/22/2018                   BALDWIN            AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            A STRONG WATERSPOUT MOVED ONSHORE AT THE
            2200 BLOCK OF WEST BEACH BLVD. THE EF-1
            TORNADO PRODUCED ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE TO
            TWO HOMES. SEVERAL WINDOWS WERE ALSO BLOWN
            OUT. MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 95 MPH.

0309 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GULF SHORES             30.25N 87.70W
04/22/2018                   BALDWIN            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MINOR DAMAGE TO A BUILDING AND POWERLINES
            DOWN ALONG WEST BEACH BLVD.

0322 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     3 SSE FOLEY             30.37N 87.66W
04/22/2018                   BALDWIN            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BALDWIN COUNTY EMA REPORT OF A FUNNEL CLOUD
            WITH DEBRIS MOVING NORTH.

0325 PM     TORNADO          3 S FOLEY               30.36N 87.69W
04/22/2018                   BALDWIN            AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            *** 3 INJ ***
            AN EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT THE ANCHORS
            AWEIGH RV RESORT WHERE 5 RVS WERE
            OVERTURNED. 3 PEOPLE INSIDE THE RVS WERE
            INJURED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST TO
            JUST EAST OF HWY 59 AND CR-20. MINOR DAMAGE
            TO A CONVENIENCE STORY CANOPY AND TO THE
            LOWE`S WERE OBSERVED. THE TORNADO LIFTED
            NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF PRIDE DR AND
            JUNIPER ST. MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND
            80 MPH.

0325 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FOLEY                   30.41N 87.68W
04/22/2018                   BALDWIN            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVEN OVER TURNED TRAILERS AT ANCHORS RV
            PARK. MINOR DAMAGE TO A LOWES PARKING LOT.

0336 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ELBERTA                 30.41N 87.60W
04/22/2018                   BALDWIN            AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREES AND BRANCHES DOWN ALONG HWY 87 NORTH
            OF HWY 98 NEAR ELBERTA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM
            RADAR.

0337 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND 4 ENE ORANGE BEACH      30.30N 87.51W
04/22/2018  E39 MPH          GMZ633             AL   MESONET

            MILL POINT XMLP WEATHERFLOW SITE OBSERVED A
            WIND GUST OF 39MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

0338 PM     TORNADO          3 NNE ELBERTA           30.45N 87.58W
04/22/2018                   BALDWIN            AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            AN EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE
            INTERSECTION OF CHATELAINE DR AND CR-87. A
            FEW HOMES EXPERIENCED SHINGLE DAMAGE. SOME
            TREES UPROOTED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED MOVING
            ALMOST DUE NORTH, PARALLELING CR-87, AND
            LIFTED NORTH OF THE DIXIE RD INTERSECTION.
            ISOLATED INSTANCES OF VERY MINOR STRUCTURAL
            DAMAGE TO A FEW RESIDENCES. MAXIMUM WINDS
            ESTIMATED AROUND 80 MPH.

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GONZALEZ                30.58N 87.29W
04/22/2018                   ESCAMBIA           FL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            LARGE BRANCHES SNAPPED AND A FENCE BLOWN
            OVER IN THE BROOKSIDE HILLS SUBDIVISON.

0411 PM     TORNADO          FORT WALTON BEACH       30.42N 86.62W
04/22/2018                   OKALOOSA           FL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            VIDEO OF A WATERSPOUT MOVING ONSHORE ALONG
            FORT WALTON BEACH.

0413 PM     TORNADO          2 S FORT WALTON BEACH   30.40N 86.62W
04/22/2018                   OKALOOSA           FL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            *** 2 INJ ***
            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 2 S
            FORT WALTON BEACH. THE EF-1 TORNADO MOVED
            ASHORE ON OKALOOSA ISLAND AND PRODUCED
            SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A HOME ON SAILFISH
            DRIVE. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED ACROSS SANTA
            ROSA SOUND AND INTO FORT WALTON BEACH,
            PRODUCING TREE DAMAGE AND BROKEN WINDOWS AT
            ST MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SCHOOL. ROOF
            DAMAGE TO SEVERAL UNITS IN AN APARTMENT
            COMPLEX WAS NOTED. 2 MINOR INJURIES
            REPORTED. MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED BETWEEN
            100-105 MPH. THE TORNADO LIFTED JUST NORTH
            OF JET DRIVE.

0417 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FORT WALTON BEACH       30.42N 86.62W
04/22/2018                   OKALOOSA           FL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROOFING DAMAGE TO THE CHARLIE HILL TERRACE.
            OKALOOSA SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTS NUMEROUS
            DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES WITH MINOR
            DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS ACROSS SOUTHERN OKALOOSA
            COUNTY.

0420 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSE FORT WALTON BEACH 30.40N 86.62W
04/22/2018                   OKALOOSA           FL   PUBLIC

            DAMAGE TO FENCING, SIGNAGE, A DUMPSTER, AND
            CARS AT THE CRAB SHACK ON THE WATERFRONT AT
            FORT WALTON BEACH. PICTURES VIA SOCIAL
            MEDIA.

0421 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OCEAN CITY              30.44N 86.61W
04/22/2018                   OKALOOSA           FL   PUBLIC

            IMAGE OF A LARGE TREE SNAPPED AND NUMEROUS
            BRANCHES DOWN NEAR A HOME OCEAN CITY.

0428 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 NE EGLIN AFB          30.48N 86.53W
04/22/2018                   OKALOOSA           FL   ASOS

            KVPS ASOS REPORTS A FUNNEL CLOUD NORTH OF
            EGLIN AFB.


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21/LINDSEY