Tropical Storm — Northern Columbia, Florida

2021-07-07 · Northern Columbia, Florida

Event narrative

At 735 am EDT, A tree was blown down over the road on I-10 westbound at mile marker 309. Additional tropical storm damage occurred at 670 SW Tamarac Lane which included trees blown down onto a mobile home which caused damage. The peak wind wind gust measured during TS Elsa in Columbia County was by the Lake City AWOS was 36 mph at 115 pm EDT.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Elsa tracked NNE across the western tier of the local forecast area through the day on Wed, July 7th. The storm made landfall along the FL Big Bend coast. The main impacts from TS Elsa for the local area included 3 confirmed tornadoes, downed trees due to gusty winds, and heavy rainfall which caused river flooding. There was one loss of life due to a tree falling onto a car. Peak rainfall amount was near 7.2 inches in Alachua county and the peak recorded wind gust in a squall was 58 mph in Jekyll Island GA.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 965079. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.