EF2 Tornado — Columbia, Florida

2008-03-07 · near Lake City, Columbia, Florida

Event narrative

National Weather Service Storm Survey of the tornado track indicated most damage was EF1 scale with a small area of EF2 damage near NE Denver Street opposite a large field. Numerous Trees and power lines were snapped or blown over by the storm. Truck and trailers were also blown over in an industrial park. Nineteen homes were destroyed, twenty-one suffered major damage, and twenty had minor damage. Two businesses were destroyed with six suffering major damage. One female fatality occurred when a tree went through her mobile home. A male indirect fatality occurred when trying to connect a power generator. The mesocyclone which spanned this tornado was tracked across Taylor, Lafayette, and Suwannee Counties prior to this touchdown and it later spanned tornadoes in Baker, Charlton and Nassau Counties.

Wider weather episode

A squall line with severe weather and several tornadoes moved across north Florida and southeast Georgia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 74589. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.