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EF1 tornado in Franklin County, Florida

Tornado January 16, 2022 · Franklin County, Florida

EF1

Rating

2.6 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

$75K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado moved across portions of Dog Island early Sunday morning with damage to one residence reported. The roof was partially torn off with significant damage to the porch. This damage was consistent with an EF1 tornado with winds estimated around 95 mph. In addition, damage to trees and power lines occurred with Duke Energy reporting 97 customers without power on the island. A tornadic debris signature (TDS) was evident on TLH radar.

The wider storm

A strong cold front moved through the region during the early morning hours of January 16th. Limited instability kept thunderstorms confined to near the coast. However, a few reports of severe weather did occur along the Florida big bend with one tornado confirmed on Dog Island.

Began near Carrabelle (29.7986, -84.6027).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1004118. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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