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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF1 |
| -- Length | 2.35 Miles |
| -- Width | 300 Yards |
| State | FLORIDA |
| County/Area | JACKSON |
| WFO | TAE |
| Report Source | NWS Storm Survey |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2019-03-03 17:37 CST-6 |
| Begin Location | 3WNW ALFORD |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 30.7121/-85.4337 |
| End Date | 2019-03-03 17:38 CST-6 |
| End Location | 1WSW STEELE CITY |
| End Lat/Lon | 30.7158/-85.3944 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 5.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | This event featured all modes of severe weather in our forecast area, including 13 tornadoes, numerous reports of straight-line wind damage, and even large hail. The 13 tornadoes consisted of 1 EF3, 2 EF2s, 6 EF1s, and 4 EF0s. This is a very high number of tornadoes for our forecast area for a single event. This compares with 7 tornadoes in the 1/22/17 event, 8 tornadoes in the 1/2/17 event, and 10 tornadoes in the 3/1/07 event. This may have been the most tornadoes for a single event in our area since the Hurricane Ivan tornadoes back in 2004. The synoptic pattern was characterized by a fast-moving upper trough through relatively zonal flow. The forecast area was under the favorable right entrance region of the upper jet with lots of upper level divergence. An 850 mb jet near or in excess of 50 knots was also present, which is another typical ingredient for severe weather in this part of the country in the cool season. Cool season levels of shear (0-1 km shear > 30 knots and 0-6 km shear > 50 knots) were overlaid with moderate levels of instability (SBCAPE 1500 j/kg), as opposed to more typical winter SBCAPE < 500 j/kg. Without this strong low-level jet, the low-level shear values would have been weaker and we would have probably seen less tornadoes. |
| Event Narrative | This is a continuation of the EF1 tornado from Washington county. In Jackson County, the main damage was also to the tin roofing material with at least one double wide seeing all of the wood, shingles and tin removed from a quarter of the house. At another residence, a small outbuilding was lifted, flipped over and landed up against the house, completely destroyed. A few snapped and uprooted trees were also noted in Jackson county. Damage cost was estimated. |
Event Map:
Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 683.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| ALMA | JEFFERSON CO. | FL | 03/01/2019 | 10:50 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HOPEWELL | MADISON CO. | FL | 03/01/2019 | 12:47 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| MOSSY POND | CALHOUN CO. | FL | 03/02/2019 | 04:20 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MOSSY POND | CALHOUN CO. | FL | 03/02/2019 | 04:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BLOUNTSTOWN ARPT | CALHOUN CO. | FL | 03/02/2019 | 04:50 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NETTLE RIDGE | CALHOUN CO. | FL | 03/02/2019 | 04:53 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SPRING HILL | LEON CO. | FL | 03/02/2019 | 07:25 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PITTMAN | HOLMES CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 12:53 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GASKIN | WALTON CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 16:15 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MOSSY HEAD | WALTON CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 16:28 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PLEASANT RIDGE | WALTON CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 16:40 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DE FUNIAK SPRINGS ARPT | WALTON CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 16:43 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ESTO | HOLMES CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 16:45 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| BONIFAY | HOLMES CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 17:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SUNNY HILLS | WASHINGTON CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 17:30 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| WESTBAY | BAY CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 17:32 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 54 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SUNNY HILLS | WASHINGTON CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 17:33 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K |
| ALFORD | JACKSON CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 17:37 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| MOSSY POND | CALHOUN CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 17:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| ALTHA | CALHOUN CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 18:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BRISTOL | LIBERTY CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 19:18 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| GREENSBORO | GADSDEN CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 19:41 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| HOSFORD | LIBERTY CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 19:45 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SMITH CREEK | WAKULLA CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 20:06 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| BAUM | LEON CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 20:18 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 500.00K | 0.00K |
| BAUM | LEON CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 20:20 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| LLOYD | JEFFERSON CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 20:24 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WAKULLA SPRINGS | WAKULLA CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 20:30 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| IVAN | WAKULLA CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 20:40 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| WAKULLA | WAKULLA CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 20:40 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NEWPORT | WAKULLA CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 20:42 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SECOTAN | TAYLOR CO. | FL | 03/03/2019 | 21:20 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 683.00K | 0.00K |
