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F2 tornado in Jackson County, Florida

Tornado March 15, 2001 · Jackson County, Florida

Rating

10.0 mi

Whole path

300 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 300 yards (0.17 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

The F2 tornado that touched down near Wausau in southeast Washington County, raced northeast across the Washington-Jackson County line and hit the Round Lake community just south of Alford before it dissipated. Fifteen homes were severely damaged and two homes were destroyed. A gift shop on U.S. Highway 231 was destroyed. There were numerous downed trees and power lines. Reported by the Jackson County EMA.

Began near Round Lake (30.6333, -85.4167).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5238187. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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