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Public Information Statement...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
731 PM EDT Fri Aug 9 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 08/04/2024 Tornado Event...

.Overview...Hurricane Debby spread tropical rain bands northward across
Northeast Florida on the evening of Sunday August 4th. One of these
rainbands produced a severe tornadic thunderstorm. The tornado was
rated an EF1 and touched down about a quarter of a mile south of State
Road 238 and about a quarter mile east of Southwest County Road
241 and moved northwest towards Southwest 85th Path.

.Union County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    93 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.18 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   20 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             08/04/2024
Start Time:             07:40 PM EDT
Start Location:         6 NNE Oleno State Park / Union County / FL
Start Lat/Lon:          29.9999 / -82.5064

End Date:               08/04/2024
End Time:               07:40 PM EDT
End Location:           6 NNE Oleno State Park / Union County / FL
End Lat/Lon:            30.0011 / -82.509

Survey Summary:

The tornado produced EF1 tornado damage at 7:40 PM as it touched down
south of State Road 238 by snapping the tree trunk of a large hardwood
tree. The tornado proceeded northwest to homes along Southwest 85th Path,
overturning a travel trailer, knocking down a wooden fence, and
uprooting another hardwood tree. The tornado`s last impact was
tearing off the roof of a shed along Southwest 85th Path before it
lifted. The tornado was on the ground for about 1 minute and was on
the ground a distance of just under a quarter of a mile. The tornado
had a maximum width of about 20 yards and had maximum winds up to about
93 mph.

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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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