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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
241 PM EST WED JAN 25 2023 /141 PM CST WED JAN 25 2023/


...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 01/25/2023 TORNADO EVENT...


A SQUALL LINE PRODUCED TWO BRIEF TORNADOES IN THE MORNING HOURS OF
JANUARY 25, 2023 IN THE FL PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND. BOTH 
TORNADOES PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES 
REPORTED. 

..WALTON COUNTY...

RATING:                 EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  0.57 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   75.0 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             01/25/2023
START TIME:             05:15 AM CST
START LOCATION:         3 SE BUNKER / WALTON COUNTY / FL
START LAT/LON:          30.3557 / -86.0433

END DATE:               01/25/2023
END TIME:               05:17 AM CST
END LOCATION:           3 ESE BUNKER / WALTON COUNTY / FL
END LAT/LON:            30.3629 / -86.0385

SURVEY SUMMARY:
A SHORT-LIVED TORNADO TRACKED THROUGH A HEAVILY FORESTED PORTION 
OF SOUTHERN WALTON COUNTY, TOUCHING DOWN JUST NORTH OF THE 
INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY NEAR BUNKER ROAD AND DISSIPATING SHORTLY 
THEREAFTER. THE TRACK AND EF0 INTENSITY IS BASED ON PHOTOS OF TREE
DAMAGE FROM WALTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND A TORNADIC 
DEBRIS SIGNATURE FROM THE EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE WSR-88D RADAR.


..LIBERTY COUNTY...

RATING:                 EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  0.47 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   50.0 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             01/25/2023
START TIME:             08:34 AM EST
START LOCATION:         1 S ESTIFFANULGA / LIBERTY COUNTY / FL
START LAT/LON:          30.2885 / -85.0355

END DATE:               01/25/2023
END TIME:               08:35 AM EST
END LOCATION:           1 SSE ESTIFFANULGA / LIBERTY COUNTY / FL
END LAT/LON:            30.293 / -85.0297

SURVEY SUMMARY:
A SHORT-LIVED EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
NW RAY KEVER ROAD AND COUNTY ROAD 333 IN FAR WESTERN LIBERTY
COUNTY. MINOR DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO A SINGLE FAMILY HOME, WITH
AN ADJACENT OUTBUILDING FLIPPED INTO A NEARBY TREE LINE. DAMAGE
PHOTOS COURTESY LIBERTY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.


&&

EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH

NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

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