EF0 tornado in Palm Beach County, Florida

Tornado initially touched down started in the community in Boynton Beach at the intersection of Oak Street and Shady Lane where minor roof damage occurred. The tornado then continued north toward the Place where part of a roof lifted off a vacant mobile home and was carried several hundred yards away. The tornado continued north to Royal Manor Boulevard where a light pole was broken and more minor roof damage reported in the community. The tornado crossed NW 22nd Avenue before lifting near Sausalito Circle where some minor roof damage was found.

Tropical Storm Philippe was a very disorganized storm as it moved across the Florida Straits on October 28th, making landfall in extreme South Florida along the Florida Bay on October 29th as a minimal tropical storm with a lowest central pressure of 1000 mb. The central pressure of Philippe later deepened to 997 mb east of Florida on October 29th.

The storm brought widespread rainfall across all of South Florida, with average amounts of 2 to 4 inches across the region. A higher swath of 4 to 8 inches with isolated 10 to 11 inches was recorded across northern Broward and southern Palm Beach counties, mainly along the coast from Fort Lauderdale northward. Localized roadway flooding was reported with this activity.

The wind impacts of Philippe were limited to the east coast of South Florida. While no locations on land experienced sustained tropical storm force winds, a few locations across Miami-Dade and Broward counties did see gusts to tropical storm force during the overnight hours of October 28th into October 29th. These gusts led to reports of minor tree damage, mainly in Miami-Dade County.

Three tornadoes also occurred with the passage of Philippe.