Thunderstorm Wind in Okeechobee County, Florida

Thunderstorm Wind May 24, 2017 · Okeechobee County, Florida

40 mph

Estimated gust (35 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A large rotten oak tree fell on a mobile home near Okeechobee City as a thunderstorm passed over the area with estimated wind gusts estimated near 40 mph. The fallen tree caused damage to the kitchen and bedroom areas of the mobile home.

The wider storm

A large upper trough and unusually strong jet stream aided in the development of a semi-discrete squall line which moved across east central Florida during the afternoon and evening of May 24. Several thunderstorms along the main line became severe. Reports of downed trees in the Orlando area and severe wind gusts at Cape Canaveral were received.

Began near Sherman (27.2152, -80.7905).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 693837. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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