F2 Tornado — Bay, Florida

1999-01-02 · near Panama City Beach, Bay, Florida

Event narrative

A tornado initially struck at Panama City Beach damaging several homes and a few hotels within a four-block area surrounded by Sunset Ave-Thomas and Holiday Dr. The tornado again touched down two miles to the north at the Hathaway Bridge (U.S. Highway 98) where a six-car pileup injured seven. Finally, the tornado lifted over St. Andrews Bay and descended about a mile further north into a residential area surrounded by Big Daddy-Marina Dr. and Bay Circle where numerous homes and businesses were damaged. Scattered power outages affected several thousand customers in West Panama City and Panama City Beach.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5683870. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.