EF1 Tornado — Bradford, Florida

2010-01-21 · near New River, Bradford, Florida

Event narrative

An EF1 tornado touched down around 1322 pm EST in Bradford county. The path width varied from 200 to 400 yards, and the path length was around 9 to possibly 10 miles. Numerous outbuildings were damaged and destroyed. There was mostly minor damage to substantial structures. At least a dozen homes were damaged along County Road 229. There were 25 homes that suffered minor damage and 28 that had major damage. A total of 23 houses were destroyed. The emergency manager estimated $2.5 to $3 million dollars in damages to homes and about $500,000 in damages to out buildings. The tornado traveled just north of due east and lifted in western Clay County were the path may have gone over the Camp Blanding National Guard Auxiliary.

Wider weather episode

A strong storm system tracked across the deep south while the mid and upper level low moved over the Mississippi River Valley. A surface low developed over south Georgia in the afternoon, and a trailing squall line moved across the area in the afternoon and evening. Strong low level shear, including a 50 to 60 knot low level jet, combined with adequate instability to produce widespread severe storms across the area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 203656. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.