Tropical Storm in Suwannee, Florida
Tropical Storm July 7, 2021 · Suwannee, Florida
What the National Weather Service wrote
Strong wind gusts knocked down up to 30 live oak trees and power lines in Dowling Park. The trees were uprooted and snapped.
The wider storm
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.
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 965081. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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