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EF1 tornado in Wakulla County, Florida

Tornado December 14, 2022 · Wakulla County, Florida

EF1

Rating

5.7 mi

Path length

75 yd

Path width

$50K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 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

An EF1 tornado touched down west of Sopchoppy and moved across Smith Creek Road, damaging a residential home. The home sustained roof damage, and a stand of several mature pine trees was snapped half way up. The tornado then moved to the northeast across Smith Creek Road before lifting in a nearby wooded area. Peak winds are estimated to be 90 mph.

The wider storm

A strong cold front moved through the area during the Dec 14-15 time frame, bringing with it a round of beneficial rainfall. A few severe storms also occurred across the tri-state area, including a few tornadoes.

Began near Sanborn (30.0530, -84.5480).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Walton County EF0 Liberty County EF0 Franklin County EF0 Wakulla County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1070891. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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