Tornado Reports
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| 12:45Z | EF0 | KAMX | FL | Miami-dade | Homestead Gen Avn Ar | This tornado was the first associated with a long track supercell that would go on to product a total of 4 tornadoes beginning in Miami-Dade County and through Collier, Hendry, and Glades counties. While a discernible tornado debris signature was not noted with the storm at this point in western Miami-Dade County, a strong gate to gate signature was present in the area where damage was found during a survey. The storm survey team found evidence indicating multiple snapped hardwood limbs and mangroves located a couple miles to the south-southwest of Fortymile Bend along Tamiami Trail in far western Miami-Dade County. The tornado was rated as an EF-0 with estimated an maximum winds near 80 mph. Time and path width are estimated based on radar evidence and damage found during the survey. Damage amount is estimated. |
| 13:42Z | EFU | KAMX | FL | Collier | Monroe Station | From the same storm that produced a brief tornado across US Highway 41 in far western Miami-Dade County, a new tornado was first spotted looking southwest from the Miccosukee Rest Area at Exit 41 along Interstate 75. Florida Department of Transportation traffic cameras and numerous public videos showed the progress of a large tornado across Interstate 75 just west of the Collier/Broward County line, moving north-northwestward over rural portions of eastern Collier County to the west of Snake Road. After traveling 9.51 miles, the tornado was spotted crossing the Hendry County line and entered the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation around 8:53 AM EST. There were no reports, nor storm survey findings, indicating damage caused by the tornado. |
| 13:53Z | EFU | KAMX | FL | Hendry | Harlem | The tornado first spotted near Interstate 75 just west of the Collier/Broward County line traveled a total 13.52 miles through Collier and Hendry Counties. Florida Department of Transportation traffic cameras and numerous public videos showed the progress of a large tornado across Interstate 75 and north-northwestward over rural portions of eastern Collier County to the west of Snake Road. After traveling 9.51 miles, the tornado was spotted crossing the Hendry County line and entered the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation around 8:53 AM EST. It traveled north-northwestward for an additional 4.01 miles in Hendry County before dissipating. A storm chaser provided a video with debris aloft crossing Josie Billie Highway just east of Big Cypress Seminole Village. There were no reports, nor storm survey findings, indicating damage caused by the tornado. |
| 14:04Z | EFU | KAMX | FL | Broward | Miramar | A brief tornado was observed on traffic cameras and a via a storm chaser crossing Interstate 75/Alligator Alley in western Broward County. This tornado was also sighted from far western metro Broward County near US 27. There was no visible damage since the area where the tornado was on the ground was inaccessible and unpopulated. Maximum wind speed and EF rating are unknown with path width estimated from observations. |
| 14:42Z | EF1 | KAMX | FL | Hendry | Harlem | The supercell that produced tornadoes further south, near Interstate 75 and US Highway 41, spawned a new tornado which moved through rural portions of eastern Hendry County until it passed just west of the city of Clewiston. It moved across the area of the Sky Valley neighborhood west of Clewiston around 10:10 AM before crossing county boundaries and entering Glades County at 10:11 AM EST. A public video and photo reports from the area around the Clewiston Walmart show a large tornado with debris crossing Sugarland Highway/US 27 near Sky Valley. The tornado was rated as an EF-1 with an estimated maximum winds at 95 mph. There were trees damaged and downed powerlines across the area. Path width is estimated based on pictures and video. |
| 15:11Z | EF1 | KAMX | FL | Glades | Benbow | After a tornado moved through Clewiston and rural portions of eastern Hendry County, it entered sugarcane fields in southeastern Glades County around 10:11 AM EST. It traveled another 3.84 miles before dissipating at 10:10:20 AM EST. The tornado was rated as an EF-1, with a total path length of 16.97 miles, and an estimated maximum winds at 95 mph. There were trees and crops damaged across its path in Glades County. |
| 15:27Z | EF1 | KAMX | FL | Hendry | Clewiston Airglades | A tornado was produced as a storm took on super-cellular characteristics as it exited Collier County and moved into Hendry County. Although there were no eyewitness reports, a National Weather Service survey team was able to find scattered areas of utility pole damage. Coincident with one area of pole damage was a tornadic debris signature (TDS) as the tornado crossed State Route 80 at the Hendry/Glades County line around 10:55 AM EST. The TDS dissipated and the last damage was identified just south of Palmdale in Glades County. |The tornado was rated as an EF-1, after traveling a total 29.89 miles, with an estimated maximum winds around 110 mph. |
| 15:40Z | EF0 | KAMX | FL | Palm Beach | Cardwell | A tornado was spawned from a supercell that produced a tornado earlier, near the Interstate 75 and US 27 intersection in central Broward County. A storm chaser witnessed the initial touchdown of this tornado at 1040 AM EST just south of US Highway 98 before briefly lifting and then remaining on the ground for at least ten minutes. The only damage indicator found with this tornado was on the eastern edge of Lake Okeechobee just as it was about to exit Palm Beach County. There was damage to a large hardwood tree used for the classification. The tornado was rated as an EF-0 with estimated an maximum winds near 74 mph. Time and path width are estimated based on radar velocity couplet and storm chaser report. Damage amount is estimated. |
| 15:44Z | EF1 | KMLB | FL | Glades | Lakeport | A tornado was spawned across the western portions of Lake Okeechobee, where it was captured by the Harney Pond WeatherSTEM camera between 10:35 AM EST and 10:44 AM EST. The tornado emerged over the Herbert Hoover Dike and entered the Miller Drive/Friendship Drive neighborhood where it damaged several manufactured homes and vegetation before crossing Florida State Road 78. The tornado advanced down Click Drive where it damaged several manufactured homes, rolled an outbuilding|off its foundation, and snapped a wooden utility pole at its base. The tornado proceeded into fields to the west of the Harney Pond Canal before entering the Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation. Residents reported seeing the tornado to the west of the Harney Pond Canal from the embankment as it crossed several cattle pastures before entering the Red Barn area to the west of Brighton Seminole Village. Several mature hardwood trees were uprooted or suffered a loss of their crowns along Red Barn Road. It likely dissipated as it crossed the canal to the north around 10:59 AM EST. The tornado was rated as an EF-1, after traveling a total 6.28 miles, with an estimated maximum winds around 110 mph. Click Drive appeared to have some of the highest damage indicators attributable to building damage with this tornado damage survey. No official damage amount was available. |
| 15:45Z | EF0 | KTBW | FL | Lee | Punta Rassa | The first tornado of the day to impact Fort Myers, this supercell|went on to produce the Matlacha Tornado a few minutes later. As|the cell approached the coast, a brief tornado touched down in|the Jonathan Harbour community, causing damage to one home,|destroying a houseboat, and lifting a second pontoon boat onto a|dock. The tornado then continued into Punta Rassa Cove before|dissipating. Maximum estimated winds were 80 mph. |
| 15:55Z | EF1 | KAMX | FL | Glades | Goodno | A tornado formed around 10:30 AM EST as a supercell traveled northward into extreme southeastern Hendry County. Although there were no eyewitness reports of a tornado, a National Weather Service survey team was able to find scattered areas of utility pole damage. Coincide with one area of pole damage was a tornadic debris signature (TDS) as the tornado crossed State Route 80 at the Hendry/Glades County line around 10:55 AM EST. After traveling 10.29 miles northwest across southern Glades County, the TDS dissipated and the last damage was identified just south of Palmdale in the form of broken tree branches. The tornado was rated as an EF-1, after traveling a total 29.89 miles, with an estimated maximum winds around 110 mph. |
| 16:01Z | EF1 | KTBW | FL | Lee | Matlacha | A waterspout moved over the Matlacha area, causing roof and siding damage to several homes along the track. The worst of the damage was to two homes, one where half of the roof was ripped off, and the other was a mobile home that had half the roof ripped off and walls collapse under it. The tornado moved back over the water and dissipated. Maximum estimated winds were 105 mph. |
| 16:09Z | EF2 | KTBW | FL | Lee | Fort Myers Villas | The tornado began just north of US Hwy 41 and just south of Gladiolus Drive with|some minor roof damage. The strongest damage in Fort Myers was|then noted to the north-northwest across Colonial Blvd along|Orangewood Ave, where a large portion of a roof was torn off of a|home and the wall in the garage area collapsed. Roof damage was|also noted across the street from this point, but was already|being repaired. The track continued to the north-northwest across|the Fort Myers Country Club, with snapped and uprooted trees|noted along the track as well as other minor to moderate damage|to homes. The tornado then crossed the Caloosahatchee River.|Continuing into North Fort Myers, the tornado weakened, but|continued to produce scattered tree damage before damaging|several structures in a manufactured home community. Continuing|northward, the tornado then intensified once more, and the|strongest damage was noted to a warehouse structure on the north|side of Pine Island Rd. As the tornado continued on a N-NW track,|passing through several additional neighborhoods, scattered tree|and roof damage continued to be noted. The tornado then passed|through another manufactured home community, producing|significant damage to several structures before lifting near U.S. Hwy|41. Maximum estimated winds were 130 mph. |
| 16:37Z | EF1 | KMLB | FL | Highlands | Wild Is | Tornado estimated to have begun over rural area south of Wild|Island and county road 621 in conjunction with robust|reflectivity and velocity signatures via the distant KTBW radar.|Social media pictures and videos of the tornado emerged shortly|thereafter of the tornado passing near Wild Island while tracking|north-northwest. The tornado continued over mostly rural|countryside for another approximately five miles with additional|pictures and videos capturing it along its track, and a TDS|became apparent at a height up to around six thousand feet as the|circulation neared Hacienda Drive, about a mile before crossing|U.S. Highway 98 east of Lorida, where several power poles and|pine trees were snapped. Continuing north-northwest, the tornado|then tracked across Bluff Hammock Rd where eyewitnesses reported|its passage, and then North Lake Drive, where it peeled off large|metal roof panels of an outbuilding and buckled its doors, before|a weakening radar signature suggested the tornado likely weakened|and dissipated. Maximum estimated winds were 105 mph. |
| 16:41Z | EF1 | KTBW | FL | Charlotte | Charlotte Beach | A brief tornado began as a waterspout in the mouth of the Myakka|River near Charlotte Harbor. As the parent cell pivoted inland,|the tornado moved onshore in El Jobean, producing EF1 damage in|the small community along the river. After moving through, the|tornado quickly dissipated. Maximum estimated winds were 95 mph. |
| 16:54Z | EF0 | KTBW | FL | Charlotte | Tuckers Corner | A brief tornado touched down from the same cyclical|supercell that produced the longer-lived Fort Myers tornado. A|debris signature was noted on local radar in the vicinity, and|several trees were uprooted and one structure was damaged while a|camper was overturned. Maximum estimated winds were 85 mph. |
| 17:10Z | EF0 | KTBW | FL | Charlotte | Cleveland | Two homes along Cypress Grove Circle sustained minor damage to pool|cages attached to them, with no additional damage to the homes or|nearby surroundings. Maximum estimated winds were 70 mph. |
| 18:04Z | EF2 | KMLB | FL | Okeechobee | Okeechobee Co Arpt | A tornado impacted portions of southwest Okeechobee County, where it produced widespread EF-1 and at least some EF-2 damage. Based on radar analysis and public reports, the tornado touched down south of US-98 just northwest of the Okeechobee County Airport. ||The first damage encountered during a NWS Storm Survey was on the path was on US-98 where a manufactured home was lifted from its foundation, stripped from the tie downs, and thrown northward nearly 200 yards while being completely destroyed. Two individuals were injured at this location. A steel/metal barn was damaged on its south side; metal was torn off and the steel structure was bent and twisted. Here, the damage was consistent with both EF-1 and EF-2 winds of 90 - 115 mph.||Along US-98, agricultural irrigation equipment was flipped over. A home suffered partial roof loss and the remaining roof appeared shifted to the north based on columns facing the road. A palm tree was also snapped in half at this property. Along NW 67th Ln, another mobile home was destroyed and a small farm outbuilding collapsed. Maximum winds on this portion of the track ranged from 95 - 110 mph, or EF-1 strength.||From there, the tornado continued into Dixie Ranch Acres. Block by block, multiple homes suffered roof and soffit damage, and many outbuildings were either damaged or destroyed. At least one home lost over 20% of its roof. Substantial tree damage occurred, with many losing large branches. There was at least one instance of a hardwood tree being snapped only feet from the ground. EF-1 winds occurred throughout the path in Dixie Ranch Acres, with winds of 90 - 110 mph.||Beyond this location, no damage was noted as the tornado moved into open pasture. However, based on dual-polarimetric radar data, the tornado continued for approximately 4 miles to the northwest before lifting near NW 160th St. |
| 18:05Z | EF0 | KMLB | FL | Martin | Indiantown Crl T Arp | The tornado initially touched down in a wooded area in Martin County, to the south of the SW Martin Hwy and I-95 Interchange. Martin County Fire Rescue reported a tractor trailer was flipped by the tornado near mile marker 109. The circulation continued north along the interstate, downing numerous trees along its path with estimated peak wind speeds of 75 to 85 mph. The tornado continued into St. Lucie County very near the intersection of the County Line Canal and Interstate 95 (near Mile Marker 114). |
| 18:10Z | EF1 | KMLB | FL | Okeechobee | Cypress Quarters | Based on radar analysis and public video provided to the NWS, the tornado touched down immediately south of SR-70. At this location, irrigation equipment was flipped over, indicative of EF-0 winds of 75 - 85 mph.||The tornado continued northeast to NE 120th St., where an outbuilding suffered damage to its metal roof; the roof was not torn off. Nearby hardwood trees were toppled and large branches were broken off, including at the entrance to Sunshine Grove (the site of the Okeechobee Music Festival). The damage in this area was consistent with EF-0 to EF-1 winds of 75 to 95 mph.||From there, the tornado traveled over mainly undeveloped land on approach to 45th Terrace and NE 224th St. Though no damage was observed due to inaccessibility, dual polarimetric radar indicates that the tornado remained on the ground during this period. Along 45th Terrace, the tornado passed over a portion of a commercial farm. At least two small homes suffered significant roof damage, and a semi truck and attached flatbed trailer were turned on its side. Again, this damage was of EF-0 or EF-1 |intensity.||The most significant damage on its path occurred at the Pine Creek Sporting Club, which is north of NE 224th St. Here, three well-constructed wood frame outbuildings were destroyed. Two of the buildings were at least partially open-front. On two of the buildings, heavy duty posts were sheared off at the ground as the roof gave way. On the third building, some of the posts were ripped out of the ground as the roof was lifted. Debris was strewn a large distance northward from these locations. According to an employee, one UTV was tossed into a live oak tree. The nearby cabins were spared of all but minor damage. Many hardwood trees were either uprooted or large branches snapped. It was concluded that high-end EF-1 damage occurred at the Pine Creek Sporting Club, with winds from 100 - 110 mph.||The tornado continued northwest, passing over open pasture before reaching a stand of hardwood trees along US-441. Many trees along US-441 were snapped; at least a couple were snapped down at the trunk. This was also consistent with EF-1 winds. According to dual polarimetric radar data, the tornado continued a short distance |northwest from this location before lifting to the south of Fort Drum. |
| 18:13Z | EF2 | KMLB | FL | Highlands | Lake Placid | Tornado estimated to have begun near the southeastern shore of|Lake Clay before moving north-northwest across the lake and|entering the Tropical Harbor Mobile Home community situated along|the northern shore of the lake. Approximately 20 to 30 units|suffered damage, primarily consisting of carports being peeled|off or removed, along with various degrees of roof, carport and|patio damage. A few units suffered partial wall collapses as a|result of the roof being compromised, with 1 injury as a result|when a woman sheltering inside her bedroom was injured by a|collapsing exterior wall. One unit was found to have been|displaced approximately one foot off its supports, along with its|roof mostly removed and a few walls collapsed. A number of large|limbs were felled in the community as well. The tornado continued|to track north-northwest across unpopulated areas beyond the|mobile home park, then across a solar farm, before likely|dissipating near the southern shore of Lake Apthorpe. Maximum estimated winds were 130 mph. |
| 18:15Z | EF0 | KAMX | FL | Hendry | Clewiston Airglades | This is one of three brief tornadoes associated with a cluster of three supercells across the interior Hendry County in the early afternoon. The tornado was rated as an EF-0 with estimated an maximum winds near 65 mph. Time and path width are estimated based on radar velocity couplet. Damage amount is estimated. |
| 18:15Z | EF0 | KMLB | FL | St. Lucie | Port St Lucie | This tornado, which initially touched down in Martin County near the I-95 and SW Martin Highway interchange, moved north into St. Lucie County into the Rosser Reserve subdivision, numerous residential structures experienced minor to moderate damage in the form of damage to shingles, soffits, and gutters from winds of EF-0 intensity.||The system subsequently impacted the Hidden Oaks community where a home experienced major damage when part of its roof was peeled back due to winds of up to 85 mph. The circulation appeared to have weakened as it continued north into St. Lucie West with little more than large branches and a few downed trees noted. A few homes in the Torino area of Port St. Lucie had mainly minor damage to roofs and siding. The tornado appears to have lifted as it approached the I-95 and Midway Interchange. |
| 18:19Z | EF1 | KAMX | FL | Hendry | Clewiston Airglades | This is one of three brief tornadoes associated with a cluster of three supercells across the interior Hendry County in the early afternoon. The tornado was rated as an EF-1 with estimated an maximum winds near 102 mph. Damage to a large utility pole was noted along Wilson Way, to the west of County Road 833 during the storm survey. Time and path width are estimated based on radar velocity couplet. Damage amount is estimated. |
| 18:21Z | EF1 | KAMX | FL | Hendry | Clewiston Airglades | This is one of three brief tornadoes associated with a cluster of three supercells across the interior Hendry County in the early afternoon. The tornado was rated as an EF-1 with estimated an maximum winds near 107 mph, based on tree damage. Time and path width are estimated based on radar velocity couplet. Damage amount is estimated. |
| 18:24Z | EF3 | KMLB | FL | Glades | Moore Haven | A severe tornado was initially observed in images captured over the western Lake|Okeechobee littoral shelf from the Harney Pond WeatherSTEM camera around 1:30 PM|EST in Glades County. The debris from the littoral shelf and associated vegetation was lofted in the air producing a tornadic debris signature detectable by the distant Miami|radar by 1:35 PM EST. The first observed property damage attributable to this tornado was in the Sarasota Colony neighborhood of Lakeport where the tornado demolished the second story dwellings of three well-built homes and then proceeded to cross Florida State Road 78 into the Fishermans Lane neighborhood where it destroyed the roofs and broke windows of 1920s-era Florida homes, lofted and tossed several manufactured homes and travel trailers, flipped a Ford Focus station wagon, and deposited debris over two blocks from their original location into the bottom of a retention pond behind the neighborhood. One manufactured home chassis was observed wrapped 15 to 20 feet above the ground around a hardwood tree located across the street from its original location with the contents of the home located in the pond almost 200 yards downstream. Damage from multiple vortices was observed at this location including one swath that reached EF-1 intensity to the east of the main EF-3 damage path. The tornado proceeded north-northwest to the east of the Harney Pond Canal into the Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation. A tornadic debris signature was detectable on the Miami radar at 1:48 PM EST as the tornado entered the southern|limits of the reservation. As the tornado continued north-northwest, it damaged trees and pulled metal panels from roofing of assorted outbuildings from different|homesteads on the south side of the reservation. The tornado entered the Brighton Seminole Village causing tree and chickee hut roof damage in the Knotts Landing neighborhood before moving into the Sports Complex where it demolished the spectator and dugout areas of some of the baseball fields. The tornado likely lifted behind one of the baseball fields around 1:49 PM EST. The Miami radar continue to detect a tornadic debris signature through 1:50 PM EST as the storm moved north along Reservation Road. The tornado was rated as a violent EF-3 that at peak produced an estimated 140 mph wind in the Sarasota Colony neighborhood of Glades County. In total, 54 structures were damaged, with 27 uninhabitable and considered destroyed. There were three people injured and no fatalities. Damage dollar amount is estimated. |
| 18:27Z | EF2 | KMLB | FL | Okeechobee | Basinger | A tornado occurred, which produced localized EF-1 and EF-2 damage. Based on radar analysis and public video provided to the local emergency manager, the tornado touched down southeast of C & M Rucks Dairy.||While the tornado started over open pasture, damage occurred as it moved over C & M Rucks Dairy on NW 144th Ave. Here, a large steel barn with metal siding suffered a partial collapse on the southeast side, with at least 50% of the building destroyed.|Nearby power poles and lines were downed, and a power pole was snapped. The building damage was consistent with EF-2 winds of 105 to 115 mph. The path width was quite narrow, evidenced by nearby buildings which were untouched.||The tornado moved northwest from there, with sheet metal strewn along and west of NW 203rd St. There was no damage reported north of NW 240th St. Based on this and dual-polarimetric radar data, the tornado most likely lifted immediately south of NW 240th St over open pasture. |
| 18:30Z | EF1 | KTBW | FL | Highlands | Venus | Tornado damage was first observed near the intersection of County|Rd 731 and Alphonso Lane, where several hardwood oaks had large|branches snapped along with a home with roof and garage damage.|The track continued north along Alphonso Lane producing roof|damage to an additional home and shed, while snapping several|pine trees and uprooting a few palm trees. A small storage|structure was destroyed and multiple long trailers, a large|pickup truck and horse trailer were overturned at one residence,|while another had a speedboat knocked into it after being blown|off its trailer. Another residence had a RV moved about 100 yards|from a carport, with an ATV at the location flipped. The damage|path continued north for another quarter-mile, snapping two large|oak trees near the trunk before becoming difficult to discern|thereafter, with the tornado estimated to have dissipated. Maximum estimated winds were 105 mph. |
| 18:42Z | EF1 | KMLB | FL | Highlands | Archbold | Tornado is from the same cell that moved over Venus, but no known|damage indicators between the points to indicate a continuous|path. Half of the roof was torn off of the Archbold COOP Station|building, with some minor damage to the roof of a nearby|building. Trees and open fields surround the property, with the|start of the track estimated, and the rotation weakening on radar|shortly thereafter before reaching Lake Annie and SR 70 to the|north. Maximum estimated winds were 105 mph. |
| 18:47Z | EF1 | KMLB | FL | Okeechobee | Ft Drum | The tornado has been confirmed using a combination of dual polarimetric data from the KMLB WSR-88D as well as photographic evidence of damage from Florida Power and Light's Fort Drum and Cavendish Solar Farms. ||Based on a tornado debris signature (TDS), touch down occurred in a rural area of Okeechobee County, before the system continued toward the northwest. The circulation intersected the Fort Drum and Cavendish Solar Farms at approximately 1351EST where estimated winds of 80 to 90 mph damaged solar panels across both complexes. Damage cost estimates are not available. ||The tornado continued toward the west-northwest into rural Indian River County where it dissipated south of State Road 60 and east of Florida's Turnpike. |
| 18:47Z | EF0 | KTBW | FL | Highlands | (agr)avon Park | Tornado damage was first noted to Oak Tree Inn along U.S. Hwy|27 where portions of its roof were blown off and deposited in an|area of trees to its rear. Large tree limbs were also snapped in|the vicinity. An intermittent damage path continued off to the|north-northwest west of U.S. Hwy 27 where two single-wide|trailers along S Hart Avenue suffered awning damage while a piece|of large metal roofing of unknown origin had been deposited|between them. The final damage point presumed to have been|associated with the tornado was several large oak branches|snapped near State Route 64/W Main Street, with the tornado|dissipating thereafter. Maximum estimated winds were 85 mph. |
| 18:49Z | EFU | KAMX | FL | Palm Beach | Loxahatchee | A tornado was reported when a cell began displaying super-cellular characteristics as it exited Broward County near US Highway 27. A storm chaser reported the tornado just north of US Highway 98 and remained on the ground in excess of ten minutes before it moved out of their sight. A tornadic debris signature was noted as it moved north of State Road 700 and was visible up to the Palm Beach/Martin County line. Maximum wind speed and EF rating are unknown with path width estimated from observations. |
| 18:49Z | EF1 | KTBW | FL | Hardee | Wauchula Muni Arpt | A brief tornado touched down just east of Old Town Creek Road and|paralleled the road for a couple minutes, snapping trees as it|went across the region, before dissipating. Maximum estimated winds were 105 mph. |
| 18:55Z | EF0 | KMLB | FL | Indian River | Blue Cypress Lake | The tornado that initially touched down in Okeechobee County and impacted two solar farms crossed briefly into Indian River County where it was tracked via a tornado debris signature (TDS) on KMLB radar. There is no known damage to infrastructure. |
| 18:58Z | EFU | KMLB | FL | Indian River | Blue Cypress Lake | The tornado has been confirmed using a combination of dual polarimetric data from the KMLB WSR-88D as well as photographic evidence from a local storm spotter. ||Based on a tornado debris signature (TDS), the circulation touched down in rural Indian River County just west of Blue Cypress Lake where it continued on a west-northwest trajectory. The circulation moved into rural Osceola County where it appears to have briefly intensified before dissipating near US Highway 441. A rating for this tornado is unable to be provided given limited access to the area; however, no property damage was known to occur. |
| 18:59Z | EF1 | KMLB | FL | St. Lucie | Port St Lucie | A NWS Storm Survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado impacted portions of St. Lucie County. Initial indications of minor residential impacts, in the form of missing shingles and soffit damage, appeared in the Crane Landing, Sawgrass Lakes, and Tulip Park subdivisions of Port St. Lucie. This, in addition to sporadic occurrences of tree damage, continued northward into communities adjacent to Florida's Turnpike, including but not limited to, Cashmere Cove, Bayshore Heights, Swan Park, and Northport Village. Damage noted here was consistent with 65 - 75 mph peak winds. ||The tornado crossed into Fort Pierce where it produced significant structural damage to a metal canopy system at the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office. Here, peak winds were estimated at around 90 mph or EF-1 tornado intensity. The circulation appears to have weakened shortly thereafter and the tornado likely lifted as it approached the I-95 and Okeechobee interchange. |
| 19:05Z | EF1 | KMLB | FL | St. Lucie | Ft Pierce St Lucie A | A NWS Storm Survey confirms an EF-1 tornado impacted St. Lucie County before moving into Indian River County. This event was spawned from the same supercell that produced the Martin and St. Lucie County EF-0 tornado. ||Based on interviews with local residents, the tornado touched down near the Meadowood Golf and Tennis Club in Fort Pierce where it produced considerable vegetative damage in the form of downed Oak and Pine trees, as well as Royal Palms at a local nursery. The circulation crossed Indrio Road where several pines were uprooted or snapped, indicative of winds of up to 90 mph. The tornado likely peaked in intensity here based on radar dual polarimetric data. The tornado then moved in a general northwest trajectory next to Interstate 95 where it produced minor damage to carports and roofs of a few mobile homes in the Spanish Lakes subdivision. The tornado moved briefly into Indian River County as it crossed 25th St SW and dissipated. |
| 19:12Z | EFU | KMLB | FL | Osceola | Lokosee | The tornado has been confirmed using a combination of dual polarimetric data from the KMLB WSR-88D as well as photographic evidence from a local storm spotter. The circulation, which initially touched down in Indian River County just to the west of Blue Cypress Lake, moved into rural Osceola County where it appears to have briefly intensified before dissipating near US Highway 441. A rating for this tornado is unable to be provided given limited access to the area. Aside from downed trees, the tornado produced no known property damage. |
| 19:14Z | EF0 | KMLB | FL | Indian River | Apoxsee | Based on KMLB dual-polarimetric radar, the tornado started in a rural area south of Fellsmere Rd. near the Indian River and Osceola County border. A damage survey indicated minor damage to a barn at a residence off of Fellsmere Road consistent with EF-0 type damage. The tornado quickly crossed into Osceola County after crossing Fellsmere Road. |
| 19:15Z | EF0 | KMLB | FL | Indian River | Oslo | This event is a continuation of a tornado that produced EF-1 type damage in St. Lucie County where it initially touched down very near Indrio Rd. The tornado crossed the county line near the Spanish Lakes subdivision near MM140 along Interstate 95. The circulation continued into a portion of Indian River County where it produced mainly EF-0 vegetative damage on local farmland. Little structural damage was noted. |
| 19:17Z | EF1 | KMLB | FL | Osceola | Apoxsee | This tornado is a continuation of the event that touched down in Indian River County near Fellsmere Rd for a brief period. After crossing into the county around 1417EST, a notable swath of tree damage continued to the west-northwest toward Six Mile Rd. Here, the tornado likely reached its peak intensity based on radar data, and a large number of pine trees were seen to have snapped in a wooded area, indicative of EF-1 winds up to approximately 95 mph. The tornado continued on a northwest trajectory into a rural wooded area where it subsequently weakened and lifted before reaching US|Hwy 441 / Kenansville Rd. The tornado did not produce any known property damage. |
| 19:28Z | EF1 | KMLB | FL | Osceola | Kenansville | Based on KMLB dual-polarimetric radar, the tornado began nearly 5.5 miles northeast of Kenansville and remained on the ground as it moved north over unpopulated portions of Osceola County. The tornado intersected portions of the Deseret and Escondido ranches where numerous pine and oak trees were both snapped and uprooted. Additionally, a well-constructed barn on the Escondido Ranch was destroyed. Based on radar data, the tornado likely peaked in intensity as it was moving through this area with peak winds of up to 100 mph. ||An additional report of the tornado came from a public video along US-192 some 5.5 miles east of Holopaw at around 3:53 PM. At this location, a rain-wrapped tornado can be seen crossing the highway. In this video, limbs were seen falling from the trees and lightweight debris was seen flying through the air. Based on this limited accounting, the tornado had likely weakened to an EF-0 with peak winds of 60 to 65 mph. Radar analysis indicates the tornado curved westward north of US-192 before dissipating north of Holopaw. |
| 19:48Z | EF1 | KMLB | FL | Indian River | Vero Lake Estates | This tornado, the first of two to impact downtown Vero Beach, likely touched down in Vero Beach South along US-1 near 12th St. where generally vegetative damage was noted in the form of downed trees. Damage to residences and businesses was noted further to the north, particularly to roofs, as the tornado likely strengthened and produce wind speeds of up to 85 mph. ||The circulation intersected the Vero Beach Police Department at approximately 1453EST per surveillance video where several trees and utility poles were downed. A mesonet weather station at the facility recorded a peak wind gust of 92 mph at 1455EST. Several trees were downed in neighborhoods to the north of 20th St and US-1. The tornado continued on a north northwest path, generally near and just east of US-1 and the railroad tracks before diminishing as it moved into the Gifford area. |
| 20:03Z | EF1 | KMLB | FL | Martin | Salerno | A tornado, embedded within one of Hurricane Milton's outer rainbands, touched down just south of US-1 where a camper home was tossed and its occupant was injured. The circulation moved across SE Federal Highway where it impacted portions of the Colonial Heights subdivision. Here, several mobile homes experienced significant damage to roofs and carports. A few experienced major damage when they were moved off their foundation. ||A continuous damage path was noted north into the New Monrovia subdivision, where numerous homes experienced moderate to major damage, and several manufactured homes experienced complete roof loss. The Murray Middle School also experienced roof and vegetative damage. Damage continued northward into Rocky Point, a large subdivision along the St. Lucie River. Several homes within the western half of the community experienced minor to moderate damage to roofs, soffits, and carports; however, a home on SE Dennis Way experienced total roof loss. ||The circulation then moved into the St. Lucie River and Intracoastal where it became a waterspout. Video from a resident along the Intracoastal indicates the waterspout dissipated before approaching the Jensen Beach Causeway. |
| 20:09Z | EF1 | KMLB | FL | Indian River | Vero Beach | This tornado, the second of two to impact downtown Vero Beach, started on the west side of the tracks in Vero Beach South where a few instances of vegetative damage were noted. The circulation strengthened as it continued north along the tracks where more significant damage was noted to trees and structures between 20th St (SR 60) and the Vero Beach airport, coincident with wind gusts up to 100 mph. ||Several businesses suffered extensive roof loss and numerous trees were uprooted. Additionally, a large metal warehouse shifted off its foundation as its walls and roof collapsed near the train tracks at 19th Pl. The tornado continued north toward the Vero Beach Airport where dual-polarimetric radar data suggests the circulation quickly weakened as it approached Gifford. |
| 20:14Z | EF1 | KMLB | FL | St. Lucie | Harmony Hgts | The EF-1 tornado was one of several tornadoes to impact the area as Hurricane Milton's outer rainbands swept across the Treasure Coast. 911 call logs indicate that the tornado likely touched down in Fort Pierce North very near the Belcher Canal. Aside from vegetative damage, a few structures experienced partial roof loss in the vicinity of St. Lucie Blvd and N 25th St. ||The circulation continued on a northwest trajectory and across the Treasure Coast International Airport airfield where several small planes were tossed and flipped. The ASOS at the airport recorded a 52 knots, or 60 mph, gust at 421 PM EDT. Radar data suggests that the circulation intensified as it moved over the open airfield and moved into a mainly forested area on the north side of the facility. As the tornado intersected with residential areas, more substantial damage to a few homes was noted, including those on Sparkling Pines Dr. and within the Island Pines Golf Club where the tornado likely produced peak wind speeds of 85 to 95 mph. ||The system continued on a northwest trajectory toward the Lakewood Park section of Fort Pierce where an EF-2/EF-3 tornado crossed paths approximately one hour later. Here, distinguishing damage from the more significant tornado was extremely difficult. However, interviews with Lakewood Park and Spanish Lakes residents suggest that the initial tornado produced minor to moderate residential damage, mainly to carports, porches, awnings, etc. likely as a result of 65 to 75 mph winds. ||While the radar-indicated debris signature continued northward, there were no additional reports of significant damage beyond the county line. It is assumed that the circulation lifted before moving into Indian River County. |
| 20:33Z | EFU | KAMX | FL | Palm Beach | Loxahatchee | A tornado, with visible debris, was reported by a storm chaser watching it move north as it crossed Southern Boulevard in western Palm Beach County. The Miami WSR-88D radar picked up a couple different tornado debris signatures with this supercell before it crossed into Martin County and moved east of Indiantown. Maximum wind speed and EF rating are unknown with path width estimated from observations. |
| 20:43Z | EF3 | KAMX | FL | Palm Beach | Loxahatchee | A tornado originated in the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, where there was an observed radar-based circulation and a video of a tornado captured in this area from western Delray Beach. The tornado moved north-northeast, eventually affecting several western Palm Beach County communities. A National Weather Service survey identified the southernmost surveyed point in the Rustic Ranches section of Wellington where a double-wide mobile home on Deer Path Lane was left practically unrecognizable, rated as an EF-3 at this location with 7 injuries reported. The tornado tracked north-northeast over the far western portion of Wellington, across the Lakefield West, Meadowwood, and Binks Forest communities, where EF-1 and EF-2 damage was noted to homes and trees. The tornado crossed Southern Boulevard/US Highway 98, then continued north-northeast across Loxahatchee Groves and The Acreage where EF-1 to isolated EF-2 damage was observed to homes, trees, and outbuildings. The tornado intensified as it approached Northlake Boulevard on the north end of The Acreage, then did its most considerable damage in the Avenir community of Palm Beach Gardens. At the beginning of this community, a large portion of the roof collapsed of a Publix supermarket building which was recently completed and set to open in the near future, and rated EF-3. Considerable structural damage rated EF-2 and EF-3, including heavy roof damage, impact-resistant windows which were shattered and blown in, and vehicles lifted and moved at least 100 yards were observed. The tornado then moved just west but very close to North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport, where a wind gust of 92 mph from the south-southwest was measured at the AWOS around 4:10 PM EST. The tornado crossed Bee Line Highway/SR 710 where tree damage was observed, then entered Jupiter Farms where EF-1 to EF-2 damage was noted to trees, outbuildings, and power poles. Footage from a Florida Turnpike highway camera showed the tornado moving north past Jupiter Farms to the Martin County line, where it continued north for a short distance. The tornado was rated a EF-3 with a path width of 200-300 yards for much of the track, with only a few places where the circulation may have briefly lifted. There were 15 structures destroyed, and 321 with minor to major damage with a total of $81.35 million in damage. |
| 20:59Z | EF3 | KMLB | FL | St. Lucie | Ft Pierce Nelson Arp | A National Weather Service survey team confirmed an unusually strong, long-tracked tornado in association with Hurricane Milton produced widespread EF-1 to EF-2 damage, and periodic EF-3 damage within St. Lucie and Indian River counties. The survey determined that the tornado touched down to the south of Midway Rd. in Fort Pierce and continued on a nearly continuous path for approximately 21 miles until it moved offshore into the Atlantic Ocean near Jaycee Park in Indian River County. ||Significant vegetative and structural damage was observed along nearly the entire path length, indicating the tornado was continuous. Initial structural damage occurred within the Creekside Subdivision and Sunnier Palms Park and Campground along Okeechobee Rd. Here, several homes within the Creekside community suffered partial roof loss, while numerous mobile and manufactured homes within the Sunnier Palms community suffered major damage or were destroyed. Extensive tree damage was also noted in the area. ||The tornado continued north-northeast over rural portions of St. Lucie County, parallel to S Kings Hwy. Here, the tornado strengthened to EF-3, with peak winds up to 155 mph. Two large warehouses along Orange Ave., one brand new construction, experienced major damage with greater than 50% of the structure collapsed.||Damage was noted in rural areas adjacent to Kings Hwy as the tornado traveled north, resulting in occasional significant structural damage as well as numerous downed trees and power lines. EF-3 tornado damage occurred one final time at a truss company along Kings Hwy, where greater than 50% of a steel/metal building collapsed. The tornado then intersected subdivisions in the northern part of the county where additional residential damage was observed. Numerous single family homes in both Holiday Pines and Portofino Shores experienced significant roof, soffit, and siding damage, where the tornado likely continued as an EF-2 with peak winds estimated between 110 - 125 mph. ||The most prolific and extensive damage from the event was noted in the Spanish Lakes community, where a total of six storm-related fatalities were confirmed. Numerous mobile and manufactured homes were destroyed along the western edge of the community, where the tornado produced high-end EF-2 winds of 125 - 135 mph. An initial survey of the community indicates over 20 homes were tossed (some flipped) from their foundation. Despite the extensive damage to the communities' manufactured homes, nearly all concrete block structures in the community experienced relatively minor or moderate damage. The tornado then moved into Indian River County. |
| 21:00Z | EF2 | KMLB | FL | Martin | Indiantown Crl T Arp | The tornado, which produced a large swath of EF-0 and EF-1 damage, and a small section of EF-2 damage, was one of several tornadoes to impact the area as Hurricane Milton's outer rainbands swept across the Treasure Coast. Based on radar dual polarimetric data, this tornado initially touched down in Palm Beach County. ||As it moved into rural Martin County, the system intersected a few homes south of SW Kanner Hwy. A large, newer construction home, experienced major damage when nearly all of its roof was torn back and tossed onto an adjacent home. Nearby metal storage structures were also significantly damaged, indicating EF-2 winds of 115 - 125 mph. The tornado continued northward through rural Martin County where sporadic damage to vegetation and residential structures was witnessed along Citrus Blvd, producing winds ranging from 85 to 105 mph (EF-0 to EF-1). The circulation damaged several industrial buildings, including the canopy of a gas station, near SW Martin Hwy and SW 42nd Ave. ||The tornado subsequently crossed Florida's Turnpike where it then entered several subdivisions before crossing into St. Lucie County, producing only minor (EF-0) damage given that most of the homes were concrete block structures. |
| 21:17Z | EF2 | KMLB | FL | Indian River | Oslo | This tornado is a continuation of the unusually strong tornado that impacted St. Lucie County. The tornado moved out of the Spanish Lakes Subdivision in St. Lucie County where it then entered the Vero Beach Highlands neighborhood in Indian River County, where multiple properties suffered roof and outbuilding damage, and healthy hardwood trees either were toppled or snapped. This damage paralleled a few blocks within 6th Ave SW. Farther north along US-1 in the Oslo area, a Publix suffered broken windows. Roof AC units were dislodged and fell to the ground, and a car was flipped over. This damage is consistent with EF-1 winds of 90 - 110 mph. ||After crossing the Indian River, additional damage occurred on the barrier island of Vero Beach, mainly near and west of A1A between Bay Dr and Jaycee Park. Significant damage occurred at the Bayou condominiums, where sections of the roof were torn off both the east and west buildings and thrown northward into a neighboring tree line. A pontoon boat was lifted out of the water and landed upside down on the sea wall. Winds in this small area were likely 115 - 125 mph, or EF-2 strength. Wind magnitudes may have been accentuated by proximity to open water. ||North from there, missing shingles or roof tiles were noted on several homes and businesses, consistent with either EF-0 or EF-1 winds. Many large tree branches were broken. In the Bethel Creek neighborhood, multiple homes suffered major roof loss (greater than 50%) and pool cages were destroyed. A low-rise multi-family building also lost over 20% of its roof. The Bethel Creek area damage was EF-2 with winds of 115 - 125 mph. The tornado then continued into a wooded area along the beach, snapping or toppling many trees before moving offshore into the Atlantic Ocean near Jaycee Park where it likely became a waterspout. |
| 21:21Z | EF0 | KMLB | FL | Martin | Hobe Sound | Using a combination of reports from Martin County Emergency Management and radar dual polarimetric data, the National Weather Service in Melbourne can confirm that a tornado moved northward out of Jupiter (Palm Beach County) and into far southern Martin County. This is associated with the Palm Beach Gardens tornado that was recorded by the National Weather Service Miami Office. ||Radar data suggests the circulation was weakening as it moved into Martin County before crossing I-95 around Mile Marker 91. A report from Florida Highway Patrol indicated the tornado produced tree damage and flipped a tractor trailer at this location. The tornado subsequently moved into Jonathan Dickinson State Park where it believed to have lifted. |
| 21:25Z | EF1 | KMLB | FL | St. Lucie | Port St Lucie | A NWS Storm Survey confirms that a tornado, which initially touched down in Palm Beach County (near SR 98) and continued into Martin County, produced additional damage in St. Lucie County. The circulation entered Martin County near Harbor Ridge Yacht and Country Club where it produced minor (EF-0) damage to a few of the mainly concrete block structure homes within the subdivision. ||Video from SKYWARN Spotters indicate the tornado then emerged into the St. Lucie River and became a well-defined waterspout. The waterspout moved ashore the St. Lucia River Club at Ballantrae where significant vegetative damage and minor property damage resulted consistent with an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of up to 90 mph. ||Vegetative damage, along with sporadic property damage mainly in the form of shingle loss, soffit damage, etc. continued generally in a north direction across US-1 and into the Savannas Preserve State Park in Port St. Lucie, coincident with EF-0 type damage |with winds up to 80 mph. ||Radar data suggests the tornado intensified briefly before entering the Indian River Estates subdivision where numerous homes were affected. Here, several parked vehicles were flipped and tossed, and a few homes experienced partial roof loss, suggesting the tornado produced peak winds of up to 95 mph. The circulation continued northward into Fort Pierce was it appears to have dissipated near the Dixieland and High Point subdivisions. |
| 21:35Z | EF2 | KMLB | FL | Martin | Gomez | A tornado touched down in a wooded rural area in between I-95 and US-1 in eastern Martin County. Damage began in the Lost Lake subdivision before the tornado moved north into The Preserve, where vegetative damage was extensive and numerous concrete block homes experienced significant tile loss. The tornado moved north into the Mariner Sands community, where some of the most significant damage occurred along its nearly 6 mile long path. Several wood-framed homes experienced total roof loss and partial wall collapse due to estimated winds of 110 to 120 mph. One resident who was trapped under his fallen roof was extracted and transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. ||The strong tornado then intersected the Manatee Creek subdivision where nearly 30 wood-framed homes experienced major damage in the form of roof loss and/or wall collapse from winds up to 120 mph. Finally, the circulation persisted into Rocky Point, where the eastern side of the subdivision experienced more sporadic damage in the roof of partial roof loss, soffit damage, and downed trees and power lines. Based on radar data, the tornado likely became a waterspout as it moved into the Intracoastal where it dissipated shortly thereafter. |
| 21:53Z | EF1 | KMLB | FL | Brevard | Cocoa Beach | The tornado was one of several tornadoes to impact the area as Hurricane Milton's outer rainbands swept across the east central Florida.||A waterspout moved ashore near the Royale Towers Condominiums to the east of A1A, where it damaged the roofs of several storage units and garages on the property. The tornado continued in a west-northwest direction across A1A where estimated winds of 90-95 mph removed a large portion of the roof of a bank. ||The circulation then moved into a residential area where damage, in the form of partial roof loss, broken windows, and downed trees occurred along Bimini Rd., St. Croix Ave., and S. Banana River Blvd from 80 to 90 mph winds. The tornado emerged into the Banana River as a waterspout where, based on video evidence, it continued on a northwest trajectory across SR 520 before moving ashore south of Kelly Park and into the Riviera Isles subdivision. Minor damage occurred here, mainly to pool and porch enclosures. The circulation dissipated shortly thereafter. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).