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.