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National Weather Service Confirms EF-0 Tornado in Tallahassee
The tornado reached a width of 200 yards and traveled over 16 miles through Florida s capital city.
January 28, 2021
TALLAHASSEE, FL A tornado with winds approaching 85 miles per hour ripped through Tallahassee, Florida’s capital city, late Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service has confirmed. A strong area of low pressure swept through the Florida Panhandle early on Wednesday, producing damaging storms that spawned damaging winds and at least one tornado in the northern fringes of the state. After touching down at approximately 11:37 AM in southern Leon County, the tornado headed eastward, lashing the Tallahassee International Airport and southern edges of the city. While overall losses were minor for the airport, the City of Tallahassee tweeted a picture of an overturned plane and extensive damage to a hangar.
NWS: Two tornadoes touched down in Leon County on Wednesday
ABC 27
Posted at 3:46 PM, Jan 29, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-29 15:46:44-05
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â The National Weather Service has determined that not one, but two tornadoes touched down in Leon County during Wednesday s storms.
On Friday, the NWS revised their public information statements regarding Wednesday s severe weather.
In the update, they said two tornadoes touched down in Leon County on Wednesday morning.
1/29: Good afternoon! The updated PNS for Tuesday s tornadoes can be found below. Two EF-1 tornadoes touched down in Leon County: first a brief touchdown in the western part of the county and then the longer track tornado starting just west of the airport. https://t.co/ium8d5GqxApic.twitter.com/paink1Hyhu NWS Tallahassee (@NWSTallahassee) January 29, 2021
NWS issues preliminary survey on TLH tornado
ABC 27
Posted at 7:11 PM, Jan 27, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-27 19:11:29-05
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â The National Weather Service issued its preliminary survey for the tornado at the Tallahassee International Airport on Wednesday afternoon.
NWS says it was an E-0 tornado, a categorically weak tornado with winds 65 to 85 mph.
A tornado touched down a few miles west of the Tallahassee International airport. The preliminary touch down point is estimated by radar. Once the tornado reached the airport, it spun a CRJ plane 90 degrees and flipped a small piper plane upside down.
There was also damage to a few hangars with a small percentage of metal roofing uplifted.