Thunderstorm Wind in Highlands County, Florida

Thunderstorm Wind June 19, 2026 · Highlands County, Florida

55 mph

Estimated gust (48 kt)

$50K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Highlands County EM shared photos of damage to a pavilion at Lake June Park Sports Complex that had large pieces of its metal roofing peeled off and deposited approximately 80 to 85 yards away into an adjacent tree line and fencing. Time estimated from radar and data from a WeatherSTEM observation site within a mile of the location that recorded a 53 mph wind gust.

The wider storm

Afternoon thunderstorms embedded within weakly sheared and moderately unstable, deep layer south to southwest flow produced wind damage near Lake Placid in Highlands County.

Began near Lake Placid (27.3200, -81.3800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1355089. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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