F2 Tornado — St. Johns, Florida
1995-04-24 · near Palatka, St. Johns, Florida
5
Injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
10.0 mi
Path length
350 yds
Path width
Event narrative
A tornado touched town about five and a half miles west of Palatka travelled east northeast, lifting about one and a half miles northeast of Palatka. In Putnam County more than 200 building were damaged with 11 totally destroyed and over 150 vehicles were damaged. Winds were measured at 93 mph. In St Johns County, damage was confined mainly to trees downed. Damaged to buildings was mainly roof damage but several mobile homes were completely destroyed. Included in the damage was a hospital, community college and church.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 10319176. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.