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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF1 |
| -- Length | 19.4 Miles |
| -- Width | 880 Yards |
| State | FLORIDA |
| County/Area | FLAGLER |
| WFO | JAX |
| Report Source | NWS Storm Survey |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2019-12-14 05:14 EST-5 |
| Begin Location | 1S ST JOHNS PARK |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 29.3991/-81.4269 |
| End Date | 2019-12-14 05:40 EST-5 |
| End Location | 3E BULOW |
| End Lat/Lon | 29.4397/-81.108 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | On Friday, 13 December 2019, a warm front lifted and lingered across northeast Florida with surface dew points rising into the mid to upper 60s generally along and south of a line from St. Augustine to Gainesville. A strong upper level trough deepened across the central Gulf Coast region with a resultant surface low positioned over the northeast Gulf of Mexico coast just south of Panama City that evening around 10 pm EST. As the upper level trough axis started to lift and becoming positively tilted overnight into 14 December, the surface low edge farther east northeast and tracked over southeast Georgia then offshore of the local Atlantic coast through 4 am EST. The corridor of unstable low-level air remained across our southern Florida zones with surface-based CAPE values rising into the 1000-1300 J/kg range per LAPS analysis while aloft strong directional (0-6 km) bulk shear near the mid/upper level trough axis increased to 50-70 kts. The phased low-level instability, plentiful deep layer moisture and strong dynamical lift under the upper low and just south of the surface low spawned a couple of persistent supercells with long-lived mesocyclones. |
| Event Narrative | A long-lived EF1 tornado tracked west to east across Flagler county during the pre-dawn hours. The tornado entered the west side of the county near Mud Lake within the Haw Creek Preserve around 5:15 am and continued a steady east to northeast track across the central part of the county and impacted Korona and then exited offshore of the local coast near Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area, about 1 mile south of Flagler Beach around 5:40 am. The storm survey revealed the most substantial damage within the Korona city limits where EF1 damage occurred. Numerous trees, powerlines and structures were damaged. One masonary structure had its roof blown off in Korona. The following are timing of reports to relayed to the NWS from Flagler County EM: 530 am 2 SSW Flagler Beach a tree was blown down through a roof of a home along Creek Bluff Run in Bulowville, 532 am many roads were closed near Korona and County Road 330 due to widespread tree damage, 532 am several structures had damage behind the White Eagle Lounge in Korona, 536 am a motorhome was flipped and had roof and deck damage along South 28th Street in Flagler Beach, 536 am oak trunks were twisted and trees heavily damaged along Creek Bluff Run, 540 am debris was across the roads and street lights were damaged between South 23rd Street and South 28th Street in South Flagler Beach, and at 540 am some structural damage was reported between south Flagler Beach and Bulowville. |
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 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| MICANOPY | ALACHUA CO. | FL | 12/14/2019 | 03:46 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KIRKWOOD | ALACHUA CO. | FL | 12/14/2019 | 03:50 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KIRKWOOD | ALACHUA CO. | FL | 12/14/2019 | 03:53 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ROCHELLE | ALACHUA CO. | FL | 12/14/2019 | 03:55 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| INTERLACHEN | PUTNAM CO. | FL | 12/14/2019 | 04:10 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| INTERLACHEN | PUTNAM CO. | FL | 12/14/2019 | 04:25 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PALATKA KAY ARKIN AR | PUTNAM CO. | FL | 12/14/2019 | 04:30 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MANNVILLE | PUTNAM CO. | FL | 12/14/2019 | 04:35 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ELKTON | ST. JOHNS CO. | FL | 12/14/2019 | 05:05 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ST JOHNS PARK | FLAGLER CO. | FL | 12/14/2019 | 05:14 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MOULTRIE | ST. JOHNS CO. | FL | 12/14/2019 | 05:20 | EST-5 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
