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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
114 PM EDT Thu Jun 22 2023 /1214 PM CDT Thu Jun 22 2023/

...NWS Damage Surveys for 6/14/23 through 6/16/23 Tornado Events...

.Clay and Quitman Counties...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.7294 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   0.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             06/14/2023
Start Time:             11:37 AM EDT
Start Location:         1 NNW Garnersville / Clay County / GA
Start Lat/Lon:          31.7663 / -85.0031

End Date:               06/14/2023
End Time:               11:44 AM EDT
End Location:           1 NW Morris / Quitman County / GA
End Lat/Lon:            31.8014 / -84.9572

Survey Summary:
A tornado touched down just west of McCoy Road in northeastern
Clay County, causing minor tree damage. The tornado continued
northeast through the remainder of rural Clay county before
entering Quitman County and crossing Beachom Road. The most
significant tree damage was seen in this location with numerous
trees uprooted or snapped. The tornado continued northeastward
through inaccessible areas before crossing Lower Morris Road and
dissipating just south of US Highway 82. Special thanks to WTVM-
TV meteorologist Dana Barker for providing photos and a detailed
description of the damage path for this survey.


.Saint George Island in Franklin County...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.4365 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             06/15/2023
Start Time:             07:43 PM EDT
Start Location:         6 SW St George Island /  / FL
Start Lat/Lon:          29.6226 / -84.9496

End Date:               06/15/2023
End Time:               07:48 PM EDT
End Location:           5 SW St George Island / Franklin County /
FL
End Lat/Lon:            29.6206 / -84.9427

Survey Summary:
A waterspout made briefly landfall on the west end of Saint
George Island as a tornado before moving out over the open Gulf
of Mexico. Minor damage was reported to a home along Seahorse
Lane consistent with an EF-0 rating. The timing and track of the
tornado was refined using radar data and photos of the waterspout
over Apalachicola Bay and the Gulf of Mexico from social media.


.Western Taylor County #1...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.1991 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             06/16/2023
Start Time:             01:31 AM EDT
Start Location:         2 W Buckhorn / Taylor County / FL
Start Lat/Lon:          30.1449 / -83.9465

End Date:               06/16/2023
End Time:               01:40 AM EDT
End Location:           2 N Buckhorn / Taylor County / FL
End Lat/Lon:            30.1589 / -83.9134

Survey Summary:
NWS Survey team found evidence of a weak tornado touchdown in a
wooded area north of U.S. Highway 98 in western Taylor County.
The tornado touched down along Nutall Rise Road and continued
northeast crossing Powell Hammock Road into heavily wooded areas
where it dissipated. Tree damage supportive of an EF-0 rating
with maximum winds near 80 mph was noted along the path.


.Western Taylor County #2...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  5.4217 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   250.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             06/16/2023
Start Time:             03:21 AM EDT
Start Location:         2 WSW Buckhorn / Taylor County / FL
Start Lat/Lon:          30.1291 / -83.9577

End Date:               06/16/2023
End Time:               03:28 AM EDT
End Location:           1 NNW Econfina / Taylor County / FL
End Lat/Lon:            30.1431 / -83.8688

Survey Summary:
NWS Survey team found evidence of a weak tornado touchdown in a
wooded area along and south of U.S. Highway 98 in western Taylor
County. The tornado touched down near County Road 690A just east
of the Aucilla River and continued northeast crossing U.S.
Highway 98 near Aucilla River Road. The tornado dissipated in a
heavily wooded area east of Loughridge Road. Tree damage
supportive of an EF-0 rating with maximum winds near 80 mph was
noted along the path.


&&

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

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

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