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EF0 tornado in Walton County, Florida

Tornado January 25, 2023 · Walton County, Florida

EF0

Rating

1.5 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 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

A brief Tornadic Debris Signature occurred on Eglin AFB radar in a forested area. No structures were impacted, and the tornado was rated EF0 due to 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 Grayton Beach (30.3500, -86.1500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF2 Walton County EF1 Leon County EF1 Wakulla County EF0 Walton County EF0 Liberty County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1079100. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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