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Date | Time (LST) | F/EF-Scale | Length (Miles) | Maximum Width (Yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Source* |
2/26/1939 | 130 am | F2 | 15 | 150 | 0 | 2 | n/a | G |
Moved ENE from SW of Port St. Joe to 10m N of Apalachicola. After touching down in St. Joseph's Bay, the tornado destroyed crops, forests, and small buildings. |
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4/16/1954 | 230 pm | F0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $250 | SD, SPC |
9/24/1956 | 100 am | F2 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 | G, SD, SPC |
Moved generally NNE in an erratic path near Wewahitchka. A frame house was unroofed, and a church was destroyed. Many other buildings were damaged. This tornado was spawned by Hurricane Flossy. |
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9/15/1960 | 655 am | F0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
12/10/1967 | 1000 am | F2 | 0.1 | 70 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | G, SD, SPC |
Two small homes and a trailer were destroyed 8m S of Wewahitcka. |
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7/10/1970 | 1115 am | F0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
3/2/1972 | 130 pm | F1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
10/27/1972 | 610 am | F2 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 1 | $250,000 | G, SD, SPC |
Moved NNE from 5m NNW of Apalachicola, tearing apart five homes. Five trailers and two churches were also destroyed. A man was injured when his pickup truck was overturned. |
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3/9/1976 | 351 am | F0 | 0.5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
12/24/1978 | 410 am | F1 | 0.5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
1/23/1980 | 130 am | F0 | 0.3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
7/12/1989 | 212 pm | F1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
2/17/1992 | 720 am | F1 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
2/17/1992 | 912 am | F0 | 0.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
1/24/1993 | 1130 am | F1 | 1.5 | 50 | 0 | 2 | $50,000 | SD, SPC |
A small tornado touched down in an open field, then overturned a mobile home with two occupants and an unoccupied trailer, skipped across a road then dissipated. The two people in the mobile home suffered cuts and bruises but were otherwise fine. |
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2/17/1995 | 330 pm | F0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
Tornado northwest of Wewahitchka was on the ground for 10 minutes, but produced no damage. |
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3/7/1996 | 1100 am | F0 | 0.1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 | SD, SPC |
A small tornado struck a farm destroying a pumphouse and causing some roof damage. |
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11/13/1997 | 600 pm | F0 | 0.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 | SD, SPC |
A waterspout moved ashore causing minimal damage to a convenience store and a few mobile homes. |
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3/7/1998 | 102 pm | F0 | 0.7 | 30 | 0 | 3 | $35,000 | SD, SPC |
Waterspout came ashore two miles east of Port St. Joe Beach. Condo roof lifted off on beach side of Highway 98. Two neighboring houses and two vehicles sustained damage from flying debris. Numerous homes reported water damage in the Port St. Joe Beach, Port St. Joe, and Highland View areas. |
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3/8/1998 | 300 pm | F0 | 0.5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
Waterspout came ashore at Sun Ray Court in Beacon Hill. A carport was destroyed and numerous roofs were damaged. |
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1/2/1999 | 330 pm | F0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 | SD, SPC |
A brief tornado ripped the tin roof off a tavern, downed several trees, and damaged a vehicle parked in front of a video store. A residence on West Lake View Drive sustained minor damage to its roof and adjoining sheds. |
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3/16/2000 | 1120 am | F0 | 0.2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 | SD, SPC |
A waterspout developed over St Joseph Bay and moved onshore. An office building sustained minor damage. Reported by the Gulf County EMA. |
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2/16/2003 | 537 am | F0 | 0.2 | 75 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
A waterspout came ashore at the north side of Port St. Joe and damaged a dozen homes. A home was damaged by a fallen tree, a carport had collapsed on top of a vehicle, and the front porch of a beach house was blown onto a vehicle. Numerous trees and power lines were down. Reported by the Gulf County EMA. |
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4/25/2003 | 905 am | F0 | 0.2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
A waterspout came ashore near Windward Street on Cape San Blas. The weak tornado uprooted trees and power lines, and damaged a dozen homes as it moved northeast through Port, Leeward and Angle Fish Streets. Reported by the Gulf County EMA. |
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9/15/2004 | 235 pm | F0 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
A tornado touched down in Beacon Hill. Minor damage to a few homes, as well as downed trees and power lines occurred along its path. Reported by the Gulf County EMA. |
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3/7/2005 | 915 pm | F0 | 0.2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 | SD, SPC |
A tornado briefly touched down and damaged several homes and vehicles. Reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter. |
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3/7/2005 | 925 pm | F0 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 | SD, SPC |
A tornado briefly touched down on Mossy Top Drive in the Douglas Landing Campground. It damaged a barn and destroyed two mobile homes. Reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter. |
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11/26/2013 | 900 am | EF1 | 2.92 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 | SD |
This tornado was rated as an EF1 with max winds estimated around 95 mph and a path length of 2.92 miles. Damage consisted primarily of trees snapped and uprooted with power lines down, but there was also some structural damage to outbuildings and homes. The tornado tracked through the Land's Landing area and through Cochran Landing and out at Cox Landing. The worst damage was on Cox Landing Road where one home and vehicle suffered significant damage. The homeowner's boat was also blown away by the tornado and was missing. The homeowner was not home at the time. At least a few people witnessed this tornado, and dual-pol radar showed a well defined tornado debris signature (TDS) with this storm extending up to around |
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8/18/2015 | 118 pm | EF0 | 0.45 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $0 | SD |
A brief tornado touched down in St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve just west of Indian Pass in Gulf County . Only minor damage to trees was reported. However, the tornado was confirmed via social media reports and eyewitness video obtained through a local media partner. |
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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. |