Confirmed EF0 tornado in Tallahassee, storms moved through Jacksonville area

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A line of severe storms that swept through Tallahassee and spawned a probable tornado that damaged the airport a midday is continuing to move east.

A tornado warning was issued that includes White Springs and Winfield until 2:45 p.m. but was allowed to expire with no apparent damage as the strong front moved east -- toward the Jacksonville metro area.

Just after 3 p.m., a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Orange Park, Macclenny and Jacksonville until 4:15 p.m.

Just before 4 p.m., a tornado warning went up for a radar-indicated tornado near Orange Park moving to the east, potentially threatening Fruit Cove and Doctors Inlet. The warning expired shortly before 4:20 p.m.

There were reports of a few trees down well west of Jacksonville, locally, JEA reported less than a dozen homes lost power during the storm.

Earlier, radar indicated a probable tornado pushed across the south side of Tallahassee. The Tallahassee International Airport reported damage from the storm and was shut down briefly about noon. Damage to the state hanger was evident, but no one was injured. The state’s new jet was out of town at the time.

The radar for the National Weather Service of Tallahassee was damaged and remains down as of this time, but the office is located on campus at FSU and saw no damage.

The Tallahassee Airport also shared some photos of the damage:

The National Weather Service surveyed the damage and confirmed an EF-0 (weakest) tornado touched down before 12 noon with maximum winds of around 85 mph.

Here’s more on what they found.