EF0 tornado in Indian River County, Florida

An EF0 tornado touched down just southeast of Indian River County Fire Station number 7 on 12th Street in Vero Beach. A discontinuous path of damage stretched 1.6 miles through the Vero Beach Estates and Countryside Village Mobile Home Parks, crossed State Road 60, and lifted just north of the Paradise Park residential area. A total of 95 structures (mostly mobile homes) were damaged, with 62 receiving minor damage and 33 sustaining major damage due to wind and rain. There were several short locations along the path were damage was minimal or non-evident. DI2 DOD4 LB; DI3 DOD4 LB-EXP, DI4 DOD7 LB.

Tropical Storm Isaac passed southwest of east-central Florida, making its closest approach during the late afternoon and evening hours of August 26. Two tornadoes developed during the morning of August 27 and several tropical storm force wind gusts were observed. County-averaged rainfall amounts over the 2-day period were as high as 10-12 inches within Okeechobee, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties, with isolated totals of 14-17 inches. A majority of the heavy rain fell from early morning through late afternoon of August 27, when flooding resulted in numerous, temporary road closures. Water entered many homes in Okeechobee and Indian River Counties due to over-topping of local creeks/canals and overwhelming of drainage systems.