Thunderstorm Wind, Bay
- When
- March 16, 12:10 PM EST
- Where
- Bay County, Tyndall Afb
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 30.067, -85.583
An 81-mph thunderstorm wind gust measured at Tyndall AFB (KPAM).
Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 16, 2000
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 waterspout, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $152,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Gulf
- When
- March 16, 12:20 PM EST
- Where
- Gulf County, Port St Joe
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 29.817, -85.300
A waterspout developed over St Joseph Bay and moved onshore. An office building sustained minor damage. Reported by the Gulf County EMA.
Waterspout, Gulf
- When
- March 16, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gulf County, 4 mi S of Beacon Hill
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 29.909, -85.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A waterspout was sighted offshore of St Joseph Point by a St Joseph Peninsula State Park ranger.
Thunderstorm Wind, Leon
- When
- March 16, 2:17 PM EST
- Where
- Leon County, 9 mi SSE of Tallahassee
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 30.333, -84.233
Numerous large trees down at Woodville Highway and Longhorn Street. Reported by the Leon County EMA.
Thunderstorm Wind, Leon
- When
- March 16, 2:44 PM EST
- Where
- Leon County, 18 mi NE of Tallahassee
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 30.633, -84.067
Numerous large trees down across State Road 12 off U.S. Highway 319. Reported by the Leon County EMA.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- 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.
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Texas, March 16 to 17, 2000
- Winter Storm in Ohio, March 16, 2000
- Winter Weather in Vermont, March 16 to 17, 2000
- Hail in Texas, March 16, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 16 to 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, March 16 to 17, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 16, 2000
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 16, 2000
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Oklahoma, March 16, 2000
- Hail in Texas, March 16, 2000
More
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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: 5136606, 5136530, 5136529, 5136607, 5136608.