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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind February 23, 2016 · Choctawhatchee Bay, Gulf of Mexico

47 mph

Measured gust (41 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A Weatherflow station in Choctawhatchee Bay measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 47 mph.

The wider storm

Severe storms impacted the Florida Panhandle on the evening of February 23rd. A strong tornado over Escambia County Florida moved across Escambia Bay before impacting Santa Rosa County Florida.

Began near Shalimar (30.4004, -86.5605).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 622041. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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