![]() ![]() Subscribe now to stay up to date on weather conditions facing your community. Hurricane season is right around the corner. The Bay County Sheriff's Office reported what appeared to have been a tornado at about 6:15 a.m., causing damage to the BCSO substation in Callaway and the fire station adjoining the substation. Picking up after tornado: Residents of Callaway mobile home park survey damage after tornado strikes View Playlist: Tornado damages home, substation in Panama City, Florida areaĭays before the Marion County tornado, there were reports of another tornado that touched down in Callaway in Florida's Panhandle March 9. The storm was about 65 yards wide and caused severe property damage, currently estimated at $15.6 million. Maximum sustained winds were estimated at 110 mph, according to a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Jacksonville. The EF-1 tornado that hit Marion County March 12 moved 25 miles, from west to east, from Dunnellon to east of Ocala about 8 a.m. Tornado Warning including Royal Palm Beach FL and Loxahatchee Groves FL until 10:00 PM. View Gallery: Potential tornado touches down in SW Ocala, causes damage to buildings Florida weather radar Tornado left behind $15.6 million in damages Tornado warnings expiredĪ tornado warning for Marion County issued by the National Weather Service in Jacksonville expired at 12:45 a.m., while the warning issued for Bithlo and Christmas by the National Weather Service in Melbourne expired at 12:30 a.m. Heavy rain and gusty winds are possible along Interstate 95 before dawn. Overnight storms that impacted several areas across the state overnight, continued to move toward the Atlantic in the early-morning hours. There's a marginal to a slight chance of severe storms, with gusty winds, heavy rains and isolated tornados possible, according to the National Weather Service in Tampa Bay. In case you missed it: Marion County storm was EF-1 tornado with 110 mph winds causing over $12 million in damage 'Very lucky, very blessed': Tornado damage estimate up to $15.6M county questions National Weather Service performance Strong to severe storms could bring wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph, hail up to 1 inch in diameter, torrential rainfall of 1 to 3 inches and frequent lightning to Central Florida and the East Coast, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne. The last of the thunderstorm warnings expired shortly before 1 a.m., but another round of storms, with isolated tornadoes, are possible again today as a cold front approaches, according to the National Weather Service in Tallahassee. Less than a week after a couple of tornadoes - including an EF-1 tornado - struck two Florida communities, residents around the state watched as tornado warnings popped up overnight as severe thunderstorms moved through the state. ![]()
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