KEVX radar — Eglin AFB, FL
KEVX is the National Weather Service's WSR-88D Doppler radar for the Eglin AFB area, operated with the NWS office TAE. View it live in TALON — the loop, super-res reflectivity, storm-relative velocity, rotation and correlation coefficient.
| Station | KEVX (Eglin AFB, Florida) |
|---|---|
| Location | 30.5650°, -85.9220° · Bay County |
| Elevation | 220 ft above sea level |
| Type | WSR-88D (NEXRAD) S-band dual-polarization Doppler radar |
| Products in TALON | Super-res reflectivity (0.25 km), velocity, storm-relative velocity, rotation (azimuthal shear), correlation coefficient PRO |
How high can KEVX see?
A radar beam travels in a nearly straight line while the Earth curves away underneath it, so the farther a storm is from KEVX, the higher above the ground the radar is looking. Tornadoes start in the lowest few thousand feet, so storms close to the radar show low-level rotation much better.
| Distance from KEVX | Lowest scan (0.5°) | Next scan (1.5°) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 mi | 500 ft | 1,400 ft |
| 25 mi | 1,500 ft | 3,800 ft |
| 50 mi | 3,600 ft | 8,200 ft |
| 75 mi | 6,300 ft | 13,200 ft |
| 100 mi | 9,600 ft | 18,800 ft |
| 150 mi | 18,200 ft | 32,000 ft |
Height of the beam's center above the radar, using standard refraction. Terrain can raise or block the beam.
Severe weather inside KEVX's range
Since 1950, NOAA has recorded 567 tornadoes within 60 miles of the KEVX radar, 89 of them rated EF2/F2 or stronger. They have been most common in October and March. The strongest was an EF4 on March 1, 2007, which passed about 50 miles north of the radar and caused 9 deaths. The most recent was an EF1 on October 27, 2025, which touched down about 53 miles southeast of the radar.
Hail: 309 reports of hail 1 inch or larger within 60 miles of the KEVX radar since 1955, 15 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest was 4.00-inch hail (softball size) on July 22, 2018.
| Tornadoes since 1950 | 567 |
| EF2/F2 or stronger | 89 |
| Strongest tornado | EF4 · Mar 2007 |
| Busiest tornado month | October |
| Largest hail | 4.00 in · Jul 2018 |
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database — tornadoes 1950–2025, hail 1955–2025 (the latest year is preliminary). Distances are to each tornado's recorded track; ratings before February 2007 use the original Fujita (F) scale.
Cities covered by KEVX
- Mobile, AL 126 mi west
- Montgomery, AL 127 mi north
Nearby radars
- KEOX · Fort Rucker, AL 68 mi
- KTLH · Tallahassee, FL 96 mi
- KMXX · Maxwell AFB, AL 136 mi
- KMOB · Mobile, AL 138 mi
- KVAX · Moody AFB, GA 175 mi
KEVX radar FAQ
How often does KEVX update?
Every NEXRAD radar completes a full scan about every 4–6 minutes in storm mode, and repeats the lowest tilt more often (SAILS) during severe weather. TALON loads each new scan as it arrives.
What is the range of KEVX?
Reflectivity reaches about 290 miles and velocity about 185 miles, but useful low-level detail is within roughly 100 miles — see the table above.
Is KEVX down?
Radars occasionally go offline for maintenance. When one does, TALON's US radar map fills the gap from neighboring radars (KEOX, KTLH, KMXX).