EF0 Tornado — St. Lucie, Florida

2022-06-09 · near Walton, St. Lucie, Florida

Event narrative

Based on numerous ground and aerial photos and videos received from Saint Lucie County Emergency Management, Saint Lucie County Fire Rescue, local broadcast media, and the public, a EF-0 tornado touched down in the Spanish Lakes Golf Village of Port Saint Lucie. Peak winds are estimated between 70-80 mph. The tornado touched down at approximately 1440LST on West Caribbean Blvd. at the western end of the Golf Village. The tornado caused major damage to four mobile homes, and minor to moderate damage to 22 others. The homes sustaining major damage had large sections of their roofs removed, with significant damage to the building's siding. The other homes suffered varying degrees of damage to siding, awnings, and car ports. As the tornado tracked east of the Golf Village, it knocked over a large tree at the Port Saint Lucie High School, and damaged several metal roof covers a a bus lot located next to the high school. The tornado dissipated over the Savannas Preserve at approximately 1445LST.

Wider weather episode

Scattered afternoon thunderstorms developed along the east coast sea breeze and other outflow boundary collisions. One such collision occurred over Saint Lucie County that rapidly led to the development of a severe thunderstorm over Port Saint Lucie. This storm produced wind damage and an EF-0 tornado.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1029017. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.