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EF1 tornado in Brevard County, Florida

Tornado June 7, 2023 · Brevard County, Florida

EF1
Rating
1.0 mi
Path length
300 yd
Path width
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 300 yards (0.17 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

A National Weather Service Melbourne damage survey confirms that an EF-1 tornado impacted the South Patrick Shores community just south of Patrick Space Force Base. The tornado touched down initially in the Lighthouse Landing subdivision near the intersection of Lighthouse Landing St. and South Patrick Dr. The circulation continued on an east-northeast trajectory across the South Patrick Shores community before emerging into the Atlantic near Ocean Blvd. and SR A1A. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 1.0 mile, had a maximum width of approximately 300 yards, and peak winds estimated between 90-100 mph.

Brevard County Emergency Management conducted a damage assessment and noted numerous homes were affected with at least some damage, 25 homes with minor damage, and 10 with major damage. NWS meteorologists documented impacts on both the north and south sides of the tornadic circulation in an area bounded by SE 1st St. to the south and NE 2nd St. to the north. Numerous homes in this area experienced at least partial losses of their carports and awnings. Additionally, several homes lost portions of their roof, a few trees were uprooted, and between 6-10 power poles were snapped in this area.

The wider storm

Severe thunderstorms moving offshore produced severe wind gusts near Cape Canaveral and in Lake County and a tornado in South Patrick Shores.

Began near (cof)patrick Afb (28.2055, -80.6073).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1093341. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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