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EF1 tornado in Leon County, Florida

Tornado January 25, 2023 · Leon County, Florida

EF1
Rating
3.2 mi
Path length
550 yd
Path width
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 550 yards (0.31 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

The tornado touched down in the Apalachicola National Forest just north of the Leon-Wakulla County line between Springhill Road and Crawfordville Highway. The tornado tracked northeast through the forest, snapping and uprooting numerous trees along its path. The tornado dissipated in the forest before reaching populated areas around Lake Munson and Capital Circle. The tornado was rated EF1 with max winds estimated at 105 mph due to the tree damage.

The wider storm

A couple of strong upper level shortwaves impacted the area during the latter half of January, bringing with them a couple of rounds of severe weather with numerous reports of trees and power lines blown down. In addition, a few tornadoes occurred across the tri-state area.

Began near Spring Hill (30.3172, -84.3812).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF2 Walton CountyEF1 Wakulla CountyEF0 Walton CountyEF0 Liberty CountyEF0 Walton County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1079095. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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