EF1 tornado in Duval County, Florida

A tornado touched down along Sal Taylor Creek to the southwest of

Cecil Field and moved northward across Peacock Ridge Drive,

snapping and uprooting trees that fell and damaged approximately

12 homes, with farm houses and fences also damaged along the path

of about one mile in length, with a maximum path width estimated

around 200 yards. The maximum estimated intensity was 100 miles

per hour, based on the partial loss of a roof on a manufactured

home, in addition to several large trees and large branches being

snapped. The tornado continued northward across Cochise Drive and

then lifted at approximately 4:15 PM just east of Nathan Hale

Road in the Sal Taylor Creek Preserve. Several videos and photos

of this tornado were posted on social media.

A storm system traversing the southeastern states lifted a warm front northward across northeast Florida during the late afternoon hours. Supercell thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of this lifting warm front, and two distinct tornadoes occurred over southwestern and western portions of Duval County. Supercell thunderstorms during the late afternoon hours also produced several reports of hail, varying in size from pea to half-dollar in diameter, across north central and northeast Florida, with funnel clouds also noted via photos and videos posted on social media.