EF0 Tornado — Bradford, Florida

2018-10-10 · near Theressa, Bradford, Florida

Event narrative

A tornado was reported on the ground by Clay County Emergency Management at 305 pm EDT. At 320 pm EDT, law enforcement reported the tornado touched down near Camp Blanding and moved northward toward Starke. An NWS employee attempted a storm survey in the area but was unable to perform due to limited access.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Michael tracked toward the FL Panhandle coast October 9th and made landfall near Mexico Beach as a very strong Cat. 4, perhaps Cat. 5 upon further research. The storm center tracked NNE across southern GA, and brought tropical storm conditions in waves of showers and thunderstorms to the area through the early morning hours of Oct. 10th. Local impacts were mainly wind damage to trees, power lines and a few structures.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 783901. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.