F1 Tornado — Palm Beach, Florida

1999-01-02 · near Riviera Beach, Palm Beach, Florida

Event narrative

A tornado touched down just east of I-95 and north of Blue Heron Blvd. and travelled toward the east southeast for more than three miles before dissipating over the intracoastal waterway near the Port of Palm Beach. A total of 460 buildings suffered damage, including portable classrooms at JFK Middle School. A four block section around 5th Avenue North was hardest hit. In addition, cargo containers at the Port of Palm Beach were ripped open, a tractor trail was overturned, a concrete utility pole was snapped off and more than 13000 electrical customers lost power.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5679250. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.