Thunderstorm Wind — Duval, Florida

2021-07-07 · near Venetia, Duval, Florida

Event narrative

A tree was blown down onto 2 cars on Roosevelt Blvd. One 25 yr old male driving one of the cars was killed instantly when the large tree fell onto his vehicle. Images broadcast by media suggested the tree base may have been rotted and impacted by termites. This did not appear to be a healthy tree.

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 965726. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.