F1 Tornado — Palm Beach, Florida

2003-08-07 · near Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach, Florida

Event narrative

A SKYWARN spotter sighted a funnel cloud that touched down near North Lake Boulevard and North Military Trail. The tornado moved south through the Garden Walk Mobile Home Park then turned southeast and crossed I-95, overturning a semi-tractor trailer. The tornado proceeded east through Riviera Beach damaging the roofs of many houses and businesses. Twenty-eight persons suffered minor injuries, 58 homes were destroyed, 21 homes suffered major damage and 150 homes had minor damage. Several cars and trucks were overturned and damage was estimated at $70-80 million.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5334502. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.