High Wind in Coastal Escambia, Florida

High Wind January 19, 2001 · Coastal Escambia, Florida

Wind speed (unit not recorded)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A "Bubble High" developed in the wake of a line of eastward moving thunderstorms, and produced a tight pressure gradient, which resulted in strong gusty winds. Weather Instruments on Pensacola Beach, installed by the Escambia County EMA, recorded a wind gust of 59 mph. In addition, the high winds blew a large piece of tin roofing off a downtown Pensacola business.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5228043. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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