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Date | Time (LST) | F/EF-Scale | Length (Miles) | Maximum Width (Yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Source* |
9/4/1948 | 110 am | F2 | 10 | 200 | 2 | 12 | $30,000 | G |
A "giant ice cream cone" funnel moved NNW from 2m S of Havana, Florida, passing across the west part of that town. Two children were killed in one of eight homes that were destroyed. Nine tobacco farms were destroyed. In Georgia, losses totalled $30,000 in and near the "Belcher" community. |
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11/14/1957 | 830 am | F2 | 0.7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
6/20/1961 | 100 pm | F2 | 0.5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
11/23/1961 | 510 am | F2 | 0.1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
6/1/1967 | 600 pm | F2 | 0.3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | G, SD, SPC |
A small home was destroyed and four were damaged at Gadsden. |
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6/12/1968 | 330 pm | F1 | 4.1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
2/15/1969 | 1145 am | F1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
12/25/1969 | 415 pm | F2 | 0.1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | G, SD, SPC |
Moved ENE at Quincy. Homes were unroofed and radio towers were downed. One building was destroyed and and the lumberyard was hit hard. |
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6/27/1970 | 730 pm | F1 | 0.8 | 450 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
6/25/1972 | 445 pm | F1 | 0.3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
6/25/1972 | 555 pm | F1 | 0.5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
10/27/1972 | 1230 pm | F2 | 0.3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
4/25/1973 | 623 pm | F1 | 0.2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
1/30/1974 | 101 am | F2 | 3.3 | 100 | 1 | 4 | $100,000 | G, SD, SPC |
Moved E from near Hinson to Concord, destroying a large double mobile home. A summer home was also destroyed. Damage totalled $100,000, $20,000 of which was to the Concordia Baptist Church. A woman died five days later from injuries in the mobile home. |
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5/11/1974 | 400 pm | F1 | 0.5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
2/17/1975 | 300 pm | F0 | 0.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
7/2/1976 | 200 pm | F1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
4/4/1979 | 1015 am | F1 | 0.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
11/11/1995 | 1227 pm | F1 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
A tornado touched down on the north side of Lake Talquin pulling several large cypress trees into the lake. The tornado travelled across a branch of the lake moving across the the Waldwood Boy Scout Reservation and tracking about three miles to Rocky Comfort Creek. Numerous trees were downed along the path. |
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12/19/1995 | 315 am | F2 | 0.3 | 50 | 1 | 1 | $30,000 | SD, SPC |
A tornado destroyed a mobile home carrying the two residents over 125 yards. The men were found four hours later, one man (50) was dead, the other, his brother, (49) was severely injured. Items from the dwelling were found three miles away. M50MH |
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12/19/1995 | 325 am | F1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 | SD, SPC |
A tornado demolished a small block building and damaged an adjacent store. Pieces of the building's roof was in trees a large pecan tree were uprooted. |
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1/16/1997 | 120 am | F1 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 0 | $500 | SD, SPC |
A tornado touched down in a church cemetary downing trees and knocking over 20 or so tombstones. The church was only slightly damaged. The tornado crossed the road and snapped hundreds of trees in some thick woods to the east of the cemetary. |
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10/24/1997 | 140 pm | F1 | 0.3 | 150 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 | SD, SPC |
Four F1 tornado touchdowns. Numerous 12-24" diameter trees uprooted on Gadsden County Road 159. Considerable debris on Florida Highway 27 five miles NE of Midway. Power outages in Midway. |
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3/11/2000 | 845 pm | F0 | 0.2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
A brief F0 tornado touchdown observed by law enforcement and a storm spotter near Interstate 10 mile marker 165. No damage reported. |
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2/18/2008 | 1208 am | EF1 | 6.2 | 150 | 0 | 1 | $200,000 | SD, SPC |
The tornado touched down just south of Interstate 10 at Mile Marker 168. An tractor-trailer was blown over on the interstate with only minor injuries to the driver. The next area of damage was just east of the community of Hardaway, or three miles north of the interstate. At this location numerous trees were snapped or uprooted with minor damage to two mobile homes. A 19-foot boat was flipped over and shed were destroyed on Finnuff Road. More significant damage was observed in the community of Mt Pleasant where a few homes were damaged. A home on B.W. Martin Road sustained complete roof failure and a loss of a free standing carport. The metal sheeting was scattered through the neighboring field and twisted like rope. About a mile north of U.S. Highway 90 on Mt Pleasant Road, two homes sustained severe roof damage with large oak trees uprooted around the homes. At this location, the tornado reached its peak intensity of EF1 with a path width of 150 yards prior to lifting as the parent supercell storm traveled northeast. |
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4/2/2009 | 425 pm | EF0 | 0.2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
A small tornado crossed Interstate 10 just west of the Chattahoochee rest area. No damage was reported. |
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4/8/2010 | 138 pm | EF0 | 1.0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SD, SPC |
A NWS survey crew, in conjunction with county emergency management, found the damage in this location to be consistent with an EF-0 tornado which touched down just southwest of Florida highway 267. The weak tornado then tracked north-northeastward onto Holt lane. The damage southwest of Holt lane was limited to trees snapped or uprooted, with a few non-substantial structures damaged on Holt lane. One outbuilding lost its roof. The tornado continued northeast crossing I-10 near exit 181. |
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3/3/2012 | 925 am | EF0 | 0.55 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SD, SPC |
Between 20 and 25 trees were blown down in a small area near the Bear Creek Educational Forest. The damage was consistent with an EF0 with maximum winds around 80 mph. A witness claims he saw the tornado. The tornado touched down in a rural area and no structural damage occurred. |
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11/17/2014 | 538 am | EF1 | 7.14 | 420 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 | SD |
This is a continuation of the tornado from Calhoun and Liberty counties. The last portion of the damage path was in southwest Gadsden County where the tornado briefly intensified and the damage path narrowed. Another corridor of more significant tree damage was noted near Sycamore Road and Winding Creek Road. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and several power poles were snapped. A few homes in this area had some minor damage to the exterior of the structure. Damage in this area was rated EF1. The damage path quickly narrowed thereafter, and the damage became more sporadic, with the last damaged noted along Flat Creek Road just east of Audie Clark Road. With a total damage path length of 22.3 miles, this was the longest tornado path in the NWS Tallahassee County Warning Area (CWA) since March 1, 2007 (two tornadoes with about a 30mi path length in SE Alabama and SW Georgia during that event ). This is also the longest tornado path in the state of Florida since a February 1, 2007 tornado in Lake and Volusia Counties in central Florida (26 miles). |
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11/18/2015 | 605 pm | EF0 | 2.67 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $0 | SD |
An EF0 tornado with winds estimated around 70 mph touched down in Gadsden county near Gretna and tracked northeast across Hardaway Highway. One tree was blown down onto Hardaway Highway and a dual-pol tornadic debris signature was observed from KTLH radar at that location. This is a rural area with no structures impacted. |
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3/3/2019 | 741 pm | EF1 | 2.07 | 275 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 | SD |
This EF-1 tornado touched down just west of Pat Thomas Highway, FL Route 267, and just north of Cox Lane. The tornado flipped a single-wide mobile home upside down. On the opposite side of the highway, a couple of large pine trees snapped, one of which crashed through the roof of a home narrowly crushing a couple that were in bed at the time. Fortunately, no one was injured. The tornado continued east southeast roughly paralleling the CSX tracks. An aerial survey showed trees snapped along the route. Ground surveys showed damage to homes along Jim Williams road. The tornado reached its greatest strength at this point, snapping a few small utility poles, removing about half the roof of one home and damaging a couple of others. The tornado lifted just beyond the end of this road. Damage cost was estimated. |
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4/29/2020 | 634 pm | EF1 | 0.96 | 150 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 | SD |
The tornado touched down northeast of Gretna, FL in a field south of M&M Lane and moved northeast through a community with the final piece of damage being seen on Bainbridge highway. The majority of the damage was uprooted and snapped trees as well as some siding, roof and undercarriage damage on manufactured homes. The areas to the northeast and southwest were extensively surveyed but no additional damage was found. |
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4/27/2023 | 514 pm | EF0 | 1.48 | 75 | 0 | 0 | $0 | SD |
A brief tornado touchdown occurred in Gadsden County along County Road 12A. Numerous pine trees were snapped and uprooted near the intersection of CR-12A and Leslie Lewis Road. A few other trees were uprooted before the tornado dissipated just west of Concord Road . This tornado was rated EF0 with max winds estimated at 80 mph. |
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*Sources |
G - Grazulis, T. P., 1993: Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991. A Chronology and Analysis of Events. Environmental Films, Tornado Project, St. Johsnbury, VT. |