Hurricane Idalia made landfall at 745 am ET on Wednesday, August 30th near Keaton Beach, Florida with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph. The peak surge values observed were from Dekle Beach in Taylor County southeastward to Horseshoe Beach in Dixie County. Surge heights in this area along the immediate coast were within the range of 7 to 12 feet above normally dry ground. Read More >
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Date | Time (LST) | F/EF-Scale | Length (Miles) | Maximum Width (Yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Source* |
2/20/1952 | 910 am | F2 | 1.5 | 75 | 0 | 4 | $20,000 | G, SD, SPC |
Moved NE at Millville, near Panama City. One home was destroyed and 11 more were damaged. |
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4/4/1952 | 920 am | F2 | 0.5 | 30 | 0 | 1 | $10,000 | G, SD, SPC |
A waterspout moved NNE, coming inland 12m W of Panama City. A drugstore wqas unroofed, and a dozen cottages were unroofed or torn apart. Minimal F2. |
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4/6/1953 | 1100 am | F2 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $300 | SD, SPC |
4/12/1953 | 700 am | F2 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
11/22/1953 | 820 am | F2 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 22 | $20,000 | G, SD, SPC |
Five small homes were destroyed and many others were damaged 20m NW of Panama City. |
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12/21/1953 | 330 am | F2 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $300 | SD, SPC |
4/16/1954 | 900 am | F2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 3 | $10,000 | G, SD, SPC |
Skipped due S through Millville. This small tornado destroyed a concrete block cafe and a house trailer. It unroofed two homes and damaged 15 others. It was first seen aloft, 7m N of Millville. |
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4/9/1958 | 500 pm | F2 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $300 | SD, SPC |
2/18/1960 | 342 am | F2 | 8 | 100 | 0 | 1 | $150,000 | G, SD, SPC |
Moved E from Bahama Beach to 3m NW of Panama City. Three homes were destroyed, and 35 others were damaged. Of those 35 homes, 22 were fully or partly unroofed. Only one of the destroyed homes was occupied during the winter. |
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4/3/1960 | 430 am | F2 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | G, SD, SPC |
A small home and a garage were destroyed at the east end of Panama City Beach. The one-room city hall was destroyed and a motel was unroofed. |
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9/15/1960 | 400 am | F1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
9/15/1960 | 440 am | F2 | 0.5 | 200 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | G, SD, SPC |
Moved NW at Springfield, unroofing or damaging 25 homes. This was spawned by Hurricane Ethel. |
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3/31/1962 | 200 pm | F1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
12/10/1967 | 820 am | F3 | 7 | 250 | 1 | 50 | $6,000,000 | G, SD, SPC |
Moved N from the "Capehart" housing area at Tyndall Air Force Base. One person was killed at Tyndall. The funnel crossed the bay, damaging homes at Parker, Callaway, and Springfield. Ten of the injuries were serious. About 39 homes were totally or partially destroyed at Tyndall, and 20 others were damaged. Up to 150 people may have had minor injuries. |
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3/28/1972 | 805 am | F0 | 0.5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
6/29/1972 | 1009 am | F0 | 0.3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
4/26/1973 | 1104 am | F1 | 0.5 | 33 | 0 | 6 | $2,500,000 | SD, SPC |
5/11/1974 | 115 pm | F1 | 0.1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
1/12/1975 | 1020 am | F2 | 26 | 50 | 1 | 3 | $250,000 | G, SD, SPC |
A family of tornadoes skipped NE from the Gulf of Mexico, SW of Panama City, 170 or more miles to Turner County, Georgia. The first damage was on the west edge of Panama City. A baby was killed in Bay County, 12m N of Panama City. |
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9/22/1975 | 1008 pm | F1 | 0.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
9/23/1975 | 510 am | F0 | 0.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
10/16/1975 | 1040 pm | F1 | 0.1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
11/12/1975 | 830 am | F0 | 0.1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
1/26/1976 | 930 am | F0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
11/27/1978 | 730 am | F0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
12/9/1978 | 1100 am | F1 | 0.2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
5/17/1980 | 1051 am | F1 | 7.7 | 20 | 0 | 6 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
6/25/1980 | 230 am | F1 | 0.5 | 50 | 0 | 1 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
8/21/1980 | 900 pm | F0 | 0.1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | $300 | SD, SPC |
2/1/1981 | 1100 pm | F1 | 0.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
5/26/1981 | 915 am | F0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
7/28/1982 | 200 am | F0 | 0.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
7/29/1982 | 300 am | F1 | 0.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
11/3/1982 | 300 pm | F1 | 0.4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
1/29/1983 | 1015 pm | F1 | 0.7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | $2,500,000 | SD, SPC |
8/3/1983 | 400 pm | F1 | 0.3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
12/14/1983 | 140 am | F1 | 1.5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
3/25/1984 | 130 am | F0 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
1/17/1985 | 515 am | F0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
3/17/1985 | 930 pm | F1 | 0.5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
9/10/1988 | 700 am | F0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
10/3/1988 | 430 am | F0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
11/5/1988 | 1205 am | F1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
6/8/1989 | 646 am | F0 | 0.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
1/30/1991 | 1230 pm | F0 | 0.4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | $300 | SD, SPC |
6/3/1992 | 345 pm | F0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
6/25/1994 | 634 am | F1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 | SD, SPC |
A waterspout moved onshore at Panama City Beach and heavily damaged the roof of two motels causing $100,000 damage. Roofing material fell onto parked cars and did mostly superficial damage. The wall of an oil lubrication building collapsed destroying one car and damaging ten others. Numerous power lines were blown down. |
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8/9/1995 | 325 pm | F0 | 0.1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
3/7/1996 | 728 am | F0 | 0.1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 | SD, SPC |
A waterspout moved ashore at Laguna Beach causing damage to three residences. Most of the damage was minor structural but one roof was removed. A dog house and dog were blown two blocks down the street. |
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10/24/1997 | 600 am | F1 | 1 | 150 | 0 | 1 | $350,000 | SD, SPC |
Waterspout moved ashore. Extensive roof damage to beach front hotel, sewage treatment plant, middle school and convenient store. One minor injury sustained from flying debris. |
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10/24/1997 | 1145 am | F1 | 0.5 | 75 | 0 | 2 | $35,000 | SD, SPC |
F1 tornado touched down on Florida Highway 22. A bread truck was lifted 15-20 feet into the air and thrown 100 feet into wooded area (driver seriously injured). A semitractor fuel tanker was overturned (driver sutained minor injuries). |
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10/26/1997 | 855 am | F0 | 0.5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
A small F0 tornado was observed from Heritage Woods Road to the St. Andrew Marina. No damage reported. |
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10/26/1997 | 1030 am | F0 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 | SD, SPC |
Numerous public sightings of a small tornado moving through East Heritage subdivision near Hiland Park. Minor roof damage reported. |
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9/28/1998 | 1145 am | F1 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
An F1 tornado struck the Bid-A-Wee subdivision west of Panama City. The tornado damaged 23 homes surrounding the Surfside Middle School. |
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9/29/1998 | 815 am | F1 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 1 | $125,000 | SD, SPC |
An F1 tornado touched down in West Bay. The tornado damaged the West Bay Holiness Community Church off CR 388. The church's roof was lifted off and its steeple toppled. The tornado skipped northward across FL 79 and Vinson Rd, north of the Woodville subdivision where several large trees were uprooted. A woman was injured by flying glass when the tornado demolished the roof of her home and blew in a window and glass door. |
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1/2/1999 | 210 pm | F2 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 7 | $4,000,000 | SD, SPC |
A tornado initially struck at Panama City Beach damaging several homes and a few hotels within a four-block area surrounded by Sunset Ave-Thomas and Holiday Dr. The tornado again touched down two miles to the north at the Hathaway Bridge (U.S. Highway 98) where a six-car pileup injured seven. Finally, the tornado lifted over St. Andrews Bay and descended about a mile further north into a residential area surrounded by Big Daddy-Marina Dr. and Bay Circle where numerous homes and businesses were damaged. Scattered power outages affected several thousand customers in West Panama City and Panama City Beach. |
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2/16/2003 | 400 am | F1 | 0.2 | 200 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
A tornado briefly touched down about a half mile from the base runways. It propelled a minivan into an administrative building and also tore off portions of the roof. Nearly three dozen private and military vehicles were severely damaged. The tornado also destroyed a trailer and fence. Reported by the Tyndall Air Force Base Weather Command Post. |
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6/2/2004 | 1230 pm | F0 | 0.2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 | SD, SPC |
The waterspout came ashore as a weak F0 tornado between Front Beach and Cobb Roads on the west end of Panama City Beach. Before it dissipated, it ripped a 9-ton steel-and-wood cement mold from the 16th floor of a condominium under construction. Reported by the Bay County EMA. |
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9/15/2004 | 239 pm | F1 | 5 | 200 | 1 | 7 | $5,000,000 | SD, SPC |
A strong F1 tornado touched down near the St Andrews recreation area. It damaged dozens of restaurants, stores and shops as it moved north along Thomas Drive. Seven persons were injured at a seafood restaurant near Grand Lagoon. An elderly man was killed when the tornado destroyed a real estate office. The tornado moved across St Andrews Bay near the Hathaway Bridge and then 100 yards south of the WJHG-TV station before dissipating. Reported by the Bay County EMA and WJHG-TV meteorologist. M84BU |
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9/15/2004 | 242 pm | F1 | 5 | 200 | 1 | 1 | $500,000 | SD, SPC |
A wood-frame house was lifted 60 feet off its foundation and thrown into a field. Of the seven family members inside, one was killed and another injured. Several other homes were damaged. Reported by a HAM radio operator. F77PH |
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9/15/2004 | 300 pm | F1 | 6 | 200 | 0 | 0 | $2,000,000 | SD, SPC |
A tornado touched down just southeast of Calloway and lifted just north of Panama City. It destroyed several homes in Calloway, Parker and Cedar Grove, and downed numerous trees and power lines. Reported by a HAM radio operator and the Bay County EMA. |
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9/15/2004 | 519 pm | F0 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 | SD, SPC |
A tornado toppled numerous trees and power lines along its path. Reported by a HAM radio operator. |
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11/24/2004 | 1150 am | F0 | 0.1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 | SD, SPC |
A waterspout came ashore and caused minor structural damage at a construction site on U.S. Highway 98. Reported by the Bay County EMA. |
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10/22/2006 | 426 am | F0 | 0.3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 | SD, SPC |
A weak tornado briefly touched down off County Road 2301 in Bayou George. The majority of the damage was confined to uprooted trees. There was structural damage to a few sheds, signs and a fence on Wood Place, Kent and Kisser Roads. A bathtub was picked up and hurled 200 feet. Many homes lost power as trees fell onto utility poles. The damage survey was conducted by the NWS. |
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10/27/2006 | 131 pm | F0 | 0.8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 | SD, SPC |
A waterspout came ashore near Phillips Inlet and U.S. Highway 98. The brief tornado flipped a large truck on its side in the Winn Dixie parking lot before lifting over Powell Lake. Reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter. |
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10/8/2008 | 723 am | EF0 | 3.5 | 125 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 | SD, SPC |
A waterspout formed over the Grand Lagoon and came ashore as a tornado in the Bay Point/Preserve subdivision. Windows and roofs of several homes were damaged, a chimney was blown off a roof, and several trees and power lines were toppled. The tornado reentered the bay and came ashore near the Port of Panama City. Before it dissipated, tt tore off the roof of a building at 23rd Street and Grant Avenue, and damaged a mobile home in the 2500 block of Grant Avenue. |
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9/4/2011 | 932 am | EF0 | 1.05 | 25 | 0 | 0 | $0 | SD, SPC |
The public reported a tornado near Highway 20 around Crystal Lake. The tornado dissipated as it crossed the highway. No known damage occurred. This tornado was associated with the outer feeder bands from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. |
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3/30/2012 | 252 pm | EF0 | 0.17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | $0 | SD, SPC |
The public submitted pictures of a waterspout that moved inland from West Bay in the vicinity of Burnt Mill Creek very briefly as a tornado before quickly lifting. The tornado moved inland over a rural area and no damage was reported. |
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11/17/14 | 251 am | EF0 | 0.01 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $0 | SD |
A tornadic debris signature was seen on dual-pol radar about 0.7 miles south of Laird. This is a rural and heavily forested area with no structural damage reported and poor road access. |
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4/15/18 | 509 am | EF0 | 1.13 | 60 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 | SD |
Damage photos from Bay County Emergency Management indicate that a brief tornado touched down on the eastern portions of Tyndall Air Force Base . The tornado crossed Highway 98 causing damage to pine trees and utility lines. The full length of the path is uncertain given the limited access to the area. The tornado was rated EF0 with max winds near 80 mph and a width of 60 yards. |
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12/1/18 | 147 pm | EF0 | 2.40 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $0 | SD |
A brief EF0 tornado occurred in a rural, forested area of northern Bay county. There were no structures in its path. Damage consisted of trees down, which corresponded to a dual-pol tornadic debris signature from KEVX radar. |
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1/19/19 | 622 pm | EF1 | 0.80 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 | SD |
A brief, EF1 tornado with winds of 90 mph touched down on Tyndall Air Force Base. The tornado moved a car, broke car windows, tore a portion of a new roof off of barracks and flipped dumpsters and garbage cans on their sides . The tornado damage was surveyed by base personnel. |
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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. |