Thunderstorm Wind — Leon, Florida

2012-04-03 · near Tallahassee Community Airport, Leon, Florida

Direct deaths

$50K

Property damage

60 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Several trees were blown down near the intersection of Jackson Cove Road and Old Bainbridge, including a large, 6 foot diameter tree. A man working outside in his yard was hit by a falling tree and later died on April 6th due to his injuries. Several power outages also occurred as a result of the downed trees. A tree also fell on a resident's vehicle as well as a house. Monetary damage was estimated.

Wider weather episode

A mesoscale convective vortex affected the forecast area during the afternoon hours of April 3rd. This feature locally enhanced the wind profile and with a moderately unstable airmass in place, severe thunderstorms erupted over portions of northwest Florida and southwest Georgia. One man was killed in Leon county when a tree fell on him.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 364302. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.