Thunderstorm Wind — Okeechobee, Florida

2013-04-04 · near Cypress Quarters, Okeechobee, Florida

Event narrative

West Palm Beach media forwarded a report that a trailer was blown onto its side and moved 100 feet due to the winds from a severe thunderstorm. Nearby, a large oak tree was split in half due to the high winds.

Wider weather episode

An isolated strong thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in Okeechobee, then intensified further and produced localized damaging winds. The severe winds blew a trailer on its side and moved it 100 feet and caused a very large oak tree to split in half nearby.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 433534. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.