EF0 Tornado — Putnam, Florida

2024-07-20 · near Georgetown, Putnam, Florida

Event narrative

Waterspout on Lake George went onto Drayton Island and became a land spout. No injuries or damage was reported. Photos from multiple viewpoints were relayed. Time was estimated by radar.

Wider weather episode

A prevailing SW flow combined with the river, lake and sea breezes converged east of Highway 301 in the late evening over a moist and unstable airmass. Numerous boundary mergers produced waterspouts over the St. Johns River west of Hastings, FL and over Lake George. The waterspout over Lake George shifted onto Drayton Island and became a landspout. No damages or injuries were reported. Other storms produced gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall especially across SE GA, including some localized flooding reports.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1195724. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.