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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1030 AM EDT Fri Oct 25 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 10/09/2024 Fort Drum Tornado Event...

.Fort Drum Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.90 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             10/09/2024
Start Time:             02:47 PM EDT
Start Location:         5 N Fort Drum / Okeechobee County / FL
Start Lat/Lon:          27.5943 / -80.7882

End Date:               10/25/2024
End Time:               03:01 PM EDT
End Location:           3 ESE Yeehaw Junction / Indian River County / FL
End Lat/Lon:            27.6746 / -80.8725

Survey Summary:
A confirmed tornado impacted portions of northeast Okeechobee and
southwest Indian River county. The tornado was one of several to
impact the area as Hurricane Milton's outer rainbands swept across
the east central Florida. The tornado has been confirmed using a 
combination of dual polarimetric data from the KMLB WSR-88D as 
well as photographic evidence of damage from Florida Power and 
Light's Fort Drum and Cavendish Solar Farms.

Based on a tornado debris signature (TDS), touch down occurred in
a rural area of Okeechobee County around 2:47 PM EDT, before the
system continued toward the northwest. The circulation intersected 
the Fort Drum and Cavendish Solar Farms at approximately 2:51 PM 
EDT where estimated winds of 80 to 90 mph damaged solar panels 
across both complexes. The tornado continued toward the west- 
northwest into rural Indian River County where it dissipated 
south of State Road 60 and east of Florida's Turnpike. 

The National Weather Service Office in Melbourne sends its
thanks to Florida Power and Light for providing information after
the event. 

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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 events and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

$$

Ulrich