Florida, 1997

Tornadoes in Florida, December 10, 1997

December 10, 1997 · NWS JAX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$7,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Columbia

When
December 10, 7:20 AM EST to 7:28 AM EST
Where
Columbia County, Lake City to 4 mi NE of Lake City
Rating
F0
Path length
8 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
30.220, -82.580

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Tornado, Baker

When
December 10, 7:28 AM EST
Where
Baker County, 10 mi NNW of Sanderson
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
30.380, -82.330

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5625074, 5625193.