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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
500 PM EDT Mon Mar 11 2024 /400 PM CDT Mon Mar 11 2024/


...NWS Damage Survey for 03/09/2024 Tornado Event...


.Leon-Jefferson County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.43 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   355 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/09/2024
Start Time:             11:42 AM EDT
Start Location:         1 NW Miccosukee / Leon County / FL
Start Lat/Lon:          30.611 / -84.0518

End Date:               03/09/2024
End Time:               11:51 AM EDT
End Location:           2 SSW Fincher / Jefferson County / FL
End Lat/Lon:            30.6274 / -83.9974

Survey Summary:
A severe thunderstorm produced a swath of straight-line wind
damage on a plantation just east of Straw Pond north of Moccasin
Gap Road. Winds were estimated to be at least 80 mph on this
property.The storm then produced a tornado that touched down on a
nearby plantation just east of Alberta Lake Road. Numerous
softwood and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted, being
felled in multiple directions. Damage in this area was consistent
with 100 mph winds which warrants an EF-1 rating. After causing
minor damage as it crossed Veterans Memorial Drive, the tornado
then paralleled T.S. Green Road in Leon County, which becomes
Lake Road in Jefferson County, lifting just east of Norias Road
in Jefferson County. Damage along this stretch of roads was also
consistent with EF-1 damage with wind speeds generally estimated
around 90 mph. The worst of the damage occurred just west of the
intersection of Lake and Norias Roads, where winds were once
again estimated at 100 mph.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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