Thunderstorm Wind — Flz001>006, Florida

1995-11-11 · near Northwest Florida, Flz001>006, Florida

Event narrative

A squall line moved from Southwest Alabama into Northwest Florida during the morning hours of Saturday. As the line of thunderstorms moved through Northwest Florida, widespread straight line wind damage was reported across the area. The highest wind speeds were around 90 mph clocked on a tugboat in the intercoastal waterway just south of Pensacola. Most of the damage was from trees and power lines being blown down. Following are some individual damage reports: Gust to 90 mph from a tugboat just south of NPA (Escambia County). Trees and power lines were blown down in Jay (Santa Rosa County). NPA reported a gust to 64 mph. Laurel Hill had trees blown down and some of the trees were blown into a couple of homes (Okaloosa County). Trees and power lines were blown down in the East Hill section of Pensacola. Trees and power lines were blown down in the Holly-Navarre areas (Santa Rosa County). Trees were blown down in the Crestview area (Okaloosa County). Eglin Air Force Base reported wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph at two of their remote sensors (Okaloosa County). The squall line moved out of Okaloosa County and into Walton County around 0930 CST.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 10317830. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.