EF0 Tornado — Jefferson, Florida

2024-02-04 · near Drifton, Jefferson, Florida

0.2 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A brief tornado touched down along I-10 just west of U.S. Highway 319 damaging trees along either side of the interstate. The tornado appears to have been short-lived with a survey team finding no additional damage on surrounding roads. A tornadic debris signature was briefly evident on KTLH radar. The tornado was rated EF0 with peak winds estimated at 80 mph.

Wider weather episode

A mesoscale area of low pressure rapidly deepened across the northern Gulf and moved northward into the tri-state area. Pressures dropped to 991 mb as it moved from near Saint George Island into the Big Bend. As a result of this rapid deepening, very strong non-thunderstorm wind gusts impacted the Franklin and Wakulla county coasts. A 64 mph gust was measured on Dog Island with numerous other wind gusts of 50-60 mph measured at mesonet sites along the Franklin and Wakulla county coasts. There were power outages as a result of these strong winds. In addition, a brief tornado occurred in Jefferson county.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1160269. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.