Tornadoes · United States · Florida · 2024

Unrated tornado, Jay Arpt to Munson, Florida, May 10, 2024

Name: Unrated tornado, Jay Arpt to Munson, Florida, May 10, 2024
Start: 2024-05-10T08:54:00.000Z
End: 2024-05-10T08:58:00.000Z
Location: Jay Arpt to Munson, Florida

From Jay Arpt to Munson, this Unrated tornado ran 3.2 miles across Santa Rosa County on May 10, 2024, touching down at 3:54 AM CDT and reaching 30 yards wide. It killed nobody.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

EF065 to 85 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
EF2111 to 135 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
EF3136 to 165 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
EF4166 to 200 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
EF5over 200 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unratedthis tornado
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

The record

Rating: Unrated
Date: May 10, 2024
Touchdown: 3:54 AM CDT (08:54 UTC)
Lifted: 3:58 AM CDT (08:58 UTC)
On the ground: 4 minutes
Path length: 3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Path width: 30 yards (27 m)
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
County: Santa Rosa County
Touchdown point: 30.789, -86.918
Lift-off point: 30.782, -86.865
Record number: 2405100254-01

The damage survey

59 damage points were recorded along this path by NWS MOB, in the Damage Assessment Toolkit the survey teams carry. The strongest indicator was rated EF2. The highest wind the damage implies is 120 mph.

Power lines snapped at the base a few feet from the ground.
Several power poles snapped at the base. Metal roofing from a small barn lifted and blown between 100-200 yards. Debris blown and laying in the same direction.
More power lines snapped. Large tree uprooted.
2 or 3 power poles snapped or leaning in a divergent pattern.

Survey points are preliminary and are the raw material the published rating was built from. Source: NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit.

What the Weather Service recorded

Two storm complexes moved across southeastern Mississippi, southwestern Alabama, and into the Florida Panhandle during the early morning hours of 5/10 producing destructive straight-line winds and multiple tornadoes.

After thorough review of available high resolution Planet satellite imagery, it was determined the EF2 tornado that ground survey crew assessed in Munson began much earlier. The tornado began south of Highway 4 to the west of Berrydale where a persistent narrow path of significant tree damage was evident on Planet imagery. This narrow swath continued to be evident in the forest south of Berrydale near Highway 4. Once the tornado passed Highway 87 N it likely intensified significantly as deforestation extent became significant and the tornado turned more to the southeast. After its southeast jog it turned back to the east reaching Highway 4 where ground survey crew initially assessed the tornado. The tornado continued along State Highway 4 about 3 miles west northwest of Munson where pine trees were snapped, and power lines were downed in a convergent pattern. The tornado peaked in intensity at an estimated 115 mph (EF2) over Munson where numerous pine trees were snapped in a convergent pattern in a swath about 450 yards wide. The tornado then took a slight jog to the east-southeast as it essentially paralleled State Highway 4 east of Munson with numerous pine and oak trees snapped on both sides of the road. As the tornado continued east of Munson across the Blackwater River State Forest, it became a broader multivortex with several prominent sub-vortices rotating about the main tornado vortex. Snaps continued into Okaloosa County Florida where the tornado is estimated to have lifted to the northwest of Baker between Highway 4 West and Sherman Kennedy Road. This survey was able to be completed with the assistance of NASA SPoRT, NASAMSFC, NASA CSDA and the NASA Disasters Program providing high resolution Planet satellite imagery. Without the availability of this remote sensing imagery, the true path length, width, and track of this tornado would not have been able to be determined.

A new EF-U tornado has been discovered via high resolution Planet satellite imagery from the May 10th tornado event. A radar tornado debris signature was present which necessitated the review of available satellite imagery to confirm the existence of this tornado. The tornado began near Highway 89 just northeast of Chumuckla and tracked east-southeast towards Highway 87 N. The tornado likely lifted just prior to the highway as the damage path evident on satellite imagery ends just prior to the highway. Once higher resolution imagery becomes available, the tornado intensity may be able to be assessed. This survey was able to be completed with the assistance of NASA SPoRT, NASAMSFC, NASA CSDA and the NASA Disasters Program providing high resolution Planet satellite imagery. Without the availability of this remote sensing imagery, the true path length, width, and track of this tornado would not have been able to be determined.

A new EF-U tornado has been discovered via high resolution Planet satellite imagery from the May 10th tornado event. A radar tornado debris signature was present which necessitated the review of available satellite imagery to confirm the existence of this tornado. The tornado began east of Paul Barnes Road and solely remained in dense forest, tracking southeast of three quarters of a mile. The tornado lifted midway between Paul Barnes Road and Three Notch Trail. Once higher resolution imagery becomes available, the tornado intensity may be able to be assessed.||This survey was able to be completed with the assistance of NASA SPoRT, NASAMSFC, NASA CSDA and the NASA Disasters Program providing high resolution Planet satellite imagery. Without the availability of this remote sensing imagery, the true path length, width, and track of this tornado would not have been able to be determined.

A new EF-U tornado has been discovered via high resolution Planet satellite imagery from the May 10th tornado event. A radar tornado debris signature was present which necessitated the review of available satellite imagery to confirm the existence of this tornado. The tornado began north of Red Rock Road and just east of Will Sexton Road in forested areas. The tornado tracked east-southeast eventually crossing Red Rock Road at the intersection of Pleasant Home Church Road and Bryant Bridge Road. The tornado lifted shortly after this point. Once higher resolution imagery becomes available, the tornado intensity may be able to be assessed.||This survey was able to be completed with the assistance of NASA SPoRT, NASAMSFC, NASA CSDA and the NASA Disasters Program providing high resolution Planet satellite imagery. Without the availability of this remote sensing imagery, the true path length, width, and track of this tornado would not have been able to be determined.

From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.

The forecast that day

The Storm Prediction Center had this point in a Marginal Risk, with a 0.02 chance of a tornado within 25 miles. The outlook in force was issued at 05:57 UTC.

SPC's Day 1 convective outlook as it stood when the tornado began, read at the touchdown point. The same archive is on the radar archive.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the tornado touched down, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the tornado touched down at May 10, 3:40 AM CDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 3:40 AM CDT, 14 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mobile AL
340 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

...New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE...

.NEAR AND SHORT TERM...
(Now through Sunday night)
Issued at 340 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

Severe Thunderstorm Watch #226 continues for most of interior
southeast MS and interior southwest and south central AL through 5
AM. A new Severe Thunderstorm Watch (#228) has been issued for the
coastal counties of AL and the three western-most counties of the
FL panhandle until 7 AM CDT. The severe threat over inland areas
will be diminishing toward daybreak, but the severe threat for the
coastal counties will be increasing through daybreak and shortly
thereafter. For a more detailed discussion of the severe weather
over the next several hours please refer to Mesoscale Update we
just issued at 140 AM CDT (also found at the bottom of this
discussion).

The showers and thunderstorms will be ending from west to east
across the area later this morning as a cold front moves east
across the area. The front should be just east of our entire
forecast area by late this afternoon. The front will be well to
the south of the forecast area and out over the Gulf tonight
through Sunday night, with slightly cooler temperatures and a much
drier airmass in place across the region. For today we will still
be looking at likely to definite PoPs (60-90 percent) through
late morning or mid day, but PoPs should start to drop rapidly
thereafter with only isolated PoPs east of the I-65 corridor by
late afternoon. No PoPs tonight through Sunday, with a low end
chance PoP returning by late Sunday night as the front that has
been stalled over the Gulf begins to lift back north as a warm
front.

Temperatures will cool off during the forecast period. Will still
be a little warm and muggy today with highs in the mid 80s for
most locations, but daytime highs Saturday and Sunday will only be
in the upper 70s to lower 80s across the entire region (maybe a
few mid 80s near the coast). Lows tonight and Saturday night will
range from the mid 50s inland to the mid 60s coastal, and then
slightly warmer Sunday night with lows ranging from the low 60s
inland to the upper 60s coastal.  DS/12

&&

EXTENDED TERM...
(Monday through Thursday)
Issued at 340 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

A more unsettled weather pattern returns most of the extended term
period as the warm front moves inland over the southeast CONUS and
a series of short waves periodically moves east across the region.
Monday and Tuesday, look for scattered to numerous showers and
thunderstorms each day and then scattered storms Wednesday and
Thursday. There could be some stronger storms at times, but model
disagreement continues and we will continue to monitor and make
adjustments as we get closer to the time frame in question.
Daytime highs on Monday in the 70s and 80s, then a little warmer
Tuesday through Thursday, with highs mainly in the 80s. Lows
Monday night through Wednesday night will range from the mid and
upper 60s inland to the low/mid 70s along the coast. DS/12

&&

.MARINE...
Issued at 340 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

A line of very intense thunderstorms will be moving east across
the bays and near shore waters early this morning, with winds in
excess 60 to 70 knots possible. These conditions will be very
hazardous to small craft early this morning. Otherwise, a moderate
to occasionally strong onshore flow early this morning will become
more westerly during the day today. Winds become northerly and
decrease somewhat by Friday night, with a light to moderate
offshore flow then prevailing through most of the weekend. A light
to moderate onshore flow returns to the marine area during the
early part of next week. DS/12

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 140 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024/

Severe threat ongoing across the northern half of the forecast
area with the threat ramping up over the next few hours across the
southern half of the area.

A severe line of storms has moved into far inland southwest
Alabama as of this discussion time. As the line continues to move
east, it will start to encounter a slightly less favorable
airmass. This is due to an outflow boundary that has cooled
temperatures into the mid to upper 60s across Crenshaw, Butler,
and parts of Wilcox and northern Covington Counties. This has
created an instability gradient and will likely result in the
northern part of this line gradually weakening. However, a severe
threat will still persist especially just to the south of the
outflow boundary.

Further south the severe threat will ramp up as storms continue to
organize and strengthen back west across southwest and south
central MS. These storms will have a much more unstable airmass
with SBCAPES still in the 2500-4000 J/kg range, mid level lapse
rates of 8-8.5 C/km, and deep layer shear of 50-60 kt. In fact,
KMOB radar is showing a developing rear inflow jet in some of the
storms between McComb and Hattiesburg. Storms will continue to
develop to the south along the southward moving outflow boundary
with strong to severe convection quickly organizing across
portions of SE MS into coastal AL by 3-4am. This convection will
then spread into the NW FL Panhandle through 6am. These storms
will carry an enhanced wind threat with wind gusts over 70mph
possible and individual cells could produce isolated instances of
large hail. Low level flow remains rather weak and veered which
will keep the tornado threat low overall. However, a quick spin up
or two cannot be ruled if the storms congeal into a more organized
complex. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch will be needed for coastal
AL and NW FL within the next hour. 34/JFB

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Mobile      86  62  84  63  82  65  79  68 /  70   0   0   0  10  40  80  60
Pensacola   85  64  83  66  82  68  78  71 /  80   0   0   0  10  40  70  70
Destin      83  66  83  67  81  69  79  72 /  80   0   0   0   0  30  70  70
Evergreen   85  57  81  59  83  60  78  64 /  80   0   0   0  10  30  70  60
Waynesboro  85  57  81  60  80  61  76  64 /  40   0   0   0  10  50  80  60
Camden      83  55  79  57  80  60  74  63 /  50   0   0   0   0  20  70  60
Crestview   85  58  84  58  83  61  80  64 /  90   0   0   0  10  30  70  70

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...High Rip Current Risk through late tonight for ALZ265-266.

FL...High Rip Current Risk through late tonight for FLZ202-204-206.

MS...None.
GM...None.
&&

This product is also available on the web at:
www.weather.gov/mob

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 9, 10:08 PM CDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1008 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

ALZ057-058-100400-
Butler AL-Crenshaw AL-
1008 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

...STRONG WINDS FROM AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WILL IMPACT BUTLER AND
CRENSHAW COUNTIES THROUGH 1100 PM CDT...

At 1006 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an outflow boundary
extending from Sprague to 6 miles southeast of Hayneville to 3 miles
southeast of Benton. Movement was south at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Greenville, Luverne, Brantley, Rutledge, Dozier, Glenwood, Petrey,
and Highland Home.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3153 8620 3144 8619 3146 8628 3153 8628
      3145 8640 3153 8640 3152 8653 3172 8686
      3196 8686 3196 8641 3204 8640 3205 8640
      3205 8630 3197 8630 3196 8619 3179 8620
      3176 8615 3162 8618 3157 8614
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 347DEG 32KT 3214 8628 3214 8649 3228 8677

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

RD

Special weather statement, May 10, 1:41 AM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
141 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-100730-
Washington AL-Perry MS-Greene MS-Wayne MS-
141 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...
PERRY...SOUTHERN WAYNE AND GREENE COUNTIES THROUGH 230 AM CDT...

At 140 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 4 miles northwest of Ovett to 4 miles east of
Macedonia to 4 miles northwest of McLaurin to near Purvis. Movement
was east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Chatom, Richton, Leakesville, Deer Park, Tibbie, Beaumont, New
Augusta, McLain, State Line, Buckatunna, and Fruitdale.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
southwestern Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.

&&

LAT...LON 3143 8915 3143 8894 3158 8894 3151 8819
      3124 8829 3111 8839 3111 8843 3108 8843
      3100 8864 3115 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 0640Z 280DEG 50KT 3154 8906 3139 8909 3123 8925 3115
8945

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Black

Special weather statement, May 10, 1:43 AM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
143 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

ALZ053>057-100730-
Clarke AL-Wilcox AL-Monroe AL-Conecuh AL-Butler AL-
143 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BUTLER...MONROE...NORTHEASTERN
CLARKE...WILCOX AND CONECUH COUNTIES THROUGH 230 AM CDT...

At 142 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 4 miles west of Dannelly Reservoir to 5 miles
west of Vredenburgh to 6 miles southeast of Whatley. Movement was
east at 65 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Greenville, Monroeville, Evergreen, Camden, Peterman, Georgiana,
Whatley, Pine Hill, McKenzie, Beatrice, Vredenburgh, Yellow Bluff,
Pine Apple, and I65 And US 84.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
south central and southwestern Alabama.

&&

LAT...LON 3220 8736 3220 8733 3205 8718 3205 8686
      3196 8686 3196 8645 3166 8645 3165 8650
      3153 8650 3152 8670 3144 8670 3143 8667
      3140 8666 3130 8670 3157 8785 3185 8762
      3213 8756 3213 8752 3227 8751 3227 8744
TIME...MOT...LOC 0642Z 284DEG 57KT 3213 8730 3181 8742 3159 8763

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

RD

Special weather statement, May 10, 2:42 AM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
242 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

ALZ052-053-055-056-059-261-262-100830-
Clarke AL-Baldwin Inland AL-Monroe AL-Conecuh AL-Escambia AL-
Washington AL-Mobile Inland AL-
242 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MONROE...NORTH
CENTRAL MOBILE...NORTHWESTERN BALDWIN...SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...
NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA...SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE AND SOUTHWESTERN CONECUH
COUNTIES THROUGH 330 AM CDT...

At 241 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Saint Stephens to 3 miles northeast of
McIntosh to 4 miles southeast of Citronelle. Movement was east at 60
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Jackson, Frisco City, McCullough, Wagarville, Leroy, Uriah, Calvert,
Excel, McIntosh, I65 And AL 113, I65 And AL 21, Poarch Creek
Reservation, and I65 And CR 1.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
south central and southwestern Alabama. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch
also remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for southwestern Alabama.

&&

LAT...LON 3152 8739 3127 8725 3107 8732 3114 8836
      3130 8821 3153 8824
TIME...MOT...LOC 0741Z 271DEG 54KT 3151 8808 3129 8799 3105 8816

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

RD

Special weather statement, May 10, 3:26 AM CDT, 28 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
326 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

ALZ055>060-100930-
Monroe AL-Conecuh AL-Butler AL-Covington AL-Escambia AL-Crenshaw AL-
326 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN BUTLER...CENTRAL
MONROE...SOUTHERN CRENSHAW...NORTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA...CONECUH AND
COVINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 430 AM CDT...

At 326 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Monroeville to 3 miles northeast of I65
And AL 113 to 4 miles northeast of Bratt. Movement was east at 60
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Andalusia, Monroeville, Opp, Evergreen, Frisco City, Peterman,
Brantley, McKenzie, River Falls, Castleberry, Excel, Red Level,
Dozier, Repton, Heath, Gantt, Glenwood, I65 And US 84, and I65 And AL
113.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
south central Alabama.

&&

LAT...LON 3153 8620 3109 8619 3118 8740 3129 8737
      3158 8745 3168 8615 3162 8618 3162 8615
      3154 8614
TIME...MOT...LOC 0826Z 265DEG 52KT 3157 8734 3124 8728 3101 8737

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

RD

Local storm report, May 10, 3:39 AM CDT, 15 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mobile AL
339 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1230 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NE Butler             32.10N 88.22W
05/10/2024                   Choctaw            AL   Emergency Mngr

            Reports of numerous trees and some
            structural damage in and around Choctaw
            County.

&&

The surface observations

Whiting Field Nas-N. (NSE), 14 km from the path, in the two hours either side.

Time (UTC)	Temp (°F)	Dew point (°F)	Wind	Gust (kt)	Pressure (mb)	Weather
00:00 UTC

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of airport observations.

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 08:51 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track

Reflectivity and velocity, decoded from the Level II archive in the browser. Volumes take a few seconds to open the first time.

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The other tornadoes of May 10, 2024

12 more were confirmed in the United States that day.

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Damage
May 10	2:03 AM CDT	EF2	Monroe, AL	24.2	1,200
May 10	3:41 AM CDT	EF2	Santa Rosa, FL	24.0	1,000
May 10	3:42 AM CDT	Unrated	Santa Rosa, FL	4.5	30
May 10	3:50 AM CDT	Unrated	Santa Rosa, FL	0.7	30
May 10	4:02 AM CDT	EF0	Houston, AL	4.4	125		$75,000
May 10	4:16 AM CDT	Unrated	Okaloosa, FL	2.5	30
May 10	4:25 AM CDT	EF0	Walton, FL	3.1	25
May 10	4:47 AM CDT	EF0	Walton, FL	1.4	25
May 10	6:36 AM EDT	EF2	Gadsden, FL	24.2	900		$92 million
May 10	6:44 AM EDT	EF1	Gadsden, FL	31.4	1,100		$250,000
May 10	6:50 AM EDT	EF2	Leon, FL	24.8	1,400	2	$92 million
May 10	7:31 AM EDT	EF1	Jefferson, FL	37.5	1,300		$100,000

What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.