EFU Tornado — Okaloosa, Florida

2024-05-10 · near Floridale, Okaloosa, Florida

2.5 mi

Path length

30 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A short lived EF-U tornado began on the south side of I-10 southeast of Crestview, tracking southeast across mainly forested areas. Planet satellite imagery revealed a narrow, persistent damage path that matched up well with a radar velocity couplet. The tornado lifted south of I-10 to the west of Range Road 207. If higher resolution satellite imagery becomes available, the intensity may be able to be assessed at a later date.

This survey was able to be completed with the assistance of NASA SPoRT, NASAMSFC, NASA CSDA and the NASA Disasters Program providing high resolution Planet satellite imagery. Without the availability of this remote sensing imagery, the true path length, width, and track of this tornado would not have been able to be determined.

Wider weather episode

Two storm complexes moved across southeastern Mississippi, southwestern Alabama, and into the Florida Panhandle during the early morning hours of 5/10 producing destructive straight-line winds and multiple tornadoes.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (30.7271, -86.5168)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1186969. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.