F2 tornado — Washington County, Florida

F2 tornado in Washington County, Florida

Tornado March 15, 2001 · Washington County, Florida

Rating

10.0 mi

Whole path

350 yd

Path width

Death

Injuries

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Washington County → Jackson County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 350 yards (0.20 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F2 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F2 meant considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted; the scale paired it with winds of 113–157 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

What the National Weather Service wrote

An F2 tornado touched down in the Sunny Hills subdivision near Gin Lake in southeast Washington County, and raced northeast into southwest Jackson County. The tornado struck the Country Oaks, Buckhorn Creek, and Highview Acres communities. The hardest hit area was Highview Acres where 20 homes were damaged or destroyed. One man was killed when his mobile home was destroyed. 21 people were injured. Hundreds of trees were uprooted and debris scattered over several miles along the tornado's path. Numerous downed power lines affected 4,500 customers. Reported by the Washington County EMA.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5238186. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

F2 tornado in Washington County, Florida

What the National Weather Service wrote

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