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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
618 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024


...NWS Damage Survey for Southside Duval Tornado Event...

.OVERVIEW...

A brief EF-1 tornado occurred this afternoon on the southside of
Jacksonville near Beach Boulevard, west of the eastern beltway of
I-295 and in the Holiday Hill area of Arlington. A severe storm
developed as outflow from earlier thunderstorms interacted with
the Atlantic sea breeze and St Johns River breeze in eastern Duval
County. That interaction induced a brief and shallow mesocyclone,
which contracted and produced a tornado that skipped across
portions of the Southside area.


.Southside Duval...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.41 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   200 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             06/28/2024
Start Time:             02:15 PM EDT
Start Location: 3 W UNF / Duval County / FL
Start Lat/Lon: 30.2866 / -81.5547

End Date:               06/28/2024
End Time:               02:25 PM EDT
End Location:           3 SE Arlington / Duval County / FL
End Lat/Lon:            30.2912 / -81.5766

Survey Summary:

An initial and brief touchdown occurred south of Beach Boulevard
where a parked vehicle on a car dealership lot was overturned and
tossed onto Beach Blvd. From there, the tornado did not maintain
contact with the ground; it skipped to the west northwest where
the supporting circulation tightened near a residential
neighborhood in the Holiday Hill area where significant damage
occurred. Primary damage in this area included several trees
snapped and downed powerlines in the area of Grove Park Boulevard
and Catalina Road East. Secondary damage to a home occurred due to
a large uprooted tree in the same area. The tornado then shifted
westward, crossing Pottsburg Creek before finally dissipating near
Tara Lane and Parental Home Road.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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