Thunderstorm Wind in Alachua County, Florida

Thunderstorm Wind September 21, 2023 · Alachua County, Florida

52 mph

Estimated gust (45 kt)

$500

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A large tree was blown down and blocked the intersection of NE 2nd Street and NE 2nd Avenue in Gainesville. The cost of damage was estimated.

The wider storm

A dynamic day as a warm front lifted northward across the area in the early morning with coastal convergence bringing isolated stronger storms over the adjacent marine waters and locally heavy rainfall near the coast. In the afternoon, the front shift back to the south and inland as high pressure strengthened northeast of the region. The front combined with diurnal instability and sea breeze convergence produced isolated strong storms.

Began near Gainesville (29.6500, -82.3200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1130529. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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