EF2 Tornado — Flagler, Florida

2023-10-12 · near Indian Trails, Flagler, Florida

Event narrative

The short-lived EF-2 tornado initially touched down near the Pine Lake Apartment complex, near the intersection of Belle Terre Pkwy and Pine Lakes Pkwy. The tornado traveled northeast through the B section of Palm Coast before dissipating near I-95. Several houses sustained significant roof damage in the path, particularly the home along Baltimore Lane which suffered complete destruction of its roof. A minivan was also flipped onto its side and moved from the driveway onto the road along Birchwood Drive. Several screened lanai enclosures, sheds and fences were significantly damaged or destroyed. Several trees were snapped and powerlines were downed.

Wider weather episode

A surface low moved across north-Florida during the early morning hours as a warm front lifted up from central FL. Strong effective shear combined with marginal surface-based instability near the lifting warm front and surface low enabled rotating mini-supercells to form. Toward sunrise, enough low-level instability nosed inland from the Atlantic coast across Flagler County to support a couple of tornado touchdowns. Locally heavy rainfall occurred across northeast Florida, generally south of the I-10 corridor and toward the Atlantic coast.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1140609. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.