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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
217 PM EDT Thu Oct 17 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for Martin County Tornado Event...

.South Martin Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.95 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             10/09/2024
Start Time:             05:21 PM EDT
Start Location:         Jupiter, FL
Start Lat/Lon:          26.9567 / -80.1913

End Date:               10/09/2024
End Time:               05:30 PM EDT
End Location:           Hobe Sound, FL 
End Lat/Lon:            27.014 / -80.1888

Using a combination of reports from Martin County Emergency
Management and radar dual polarimetric data, the National Weather
Service in Melbourne can confirm that a tornado moved northward 
out of Jupiter (Palm Beach County) and into far southern Martin 
County. This is associated with the Palm Beach Gardens tornado 
that was recorded by the National Weather Service Miami Office. 

Radar data suggests the circulation was weakening as it moved 
into Martin County around 521 PM EDT before crossing I-95 around 
Mile Marker 91 at 525 PM EDT. A report from Florida Highway Patrol
indicated the tornado produced tree damage and flipped a tractor 
trailer at this location. The tornado subsequently moved into
Jonathan Dickinson State Park where it believed to have lifted for
a short period.

The supercell that produced this tornado subsequently touched down
again to the south of the US-1 near the Mariner Sands Country Club
where more significant damage occurred. The track of this tornado
could be updated, or appended to the EF-2 tornado that occurred in
Stuart, if additional damage reports from around SE Bridge Road
are received. 

The National Weather Service Office in Melbourne sends its
sincerest thanks to Martin County Fire Rescue and Emergency
Management.

&&

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.

$$

Ulrich