EF0 tornado in St. Johns County, Florida

A little after Noon on 04/03/2024, a Quasi Linear Convective

System tornado briefly developed and touched down in the Beacon

Lake Neighborhood in Northern St Johns county near US highway 1.

The tornado caused damage to roofs, fences, and patio furniture

from Beam Ln east northeast into Strobe Ct and ending at Convex

Ln along it's path that measured about one quarter of a mile. A

NWS survey of the damage found the tornado was 125 yards at it's

widest point and had winds around 70 to 80 mph at it's peak. On

the right hand side of the track was damage from the storm's

rear flank downdraft in the range of 60-70 mph.

Deep lift provided by a potent trough and upper jet aided deep convection along a prefrontal trough. A stout low level jet preceded the front itself resulting in heavily sheared low levels with bulk shear around 40-50 kts in the lowest 3km. This dynamic energy fueled organized cells embedded within the larger squall line as it pressed into Suwannee Valley and interior southeast GA zones around sunrise. The line progressed to the southeast through the morning and exited to the south late in the afternoon.