EF0 tornado, Saint Lucie County, Florida, August 23, 2026

1. EF065 to 85 mphthis tornado

   Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

2. EF186 to 110 mph

   Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. EF4166 to 200 mph

   Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

6. 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.

7. Unrated

   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.

Rating, as surveyed

EF0, preliminary

Date

August 23, 2026

Touchdown

6:10 PM EDT (22:10 UTC)

Lifted

6:25 PM EDT (22:25 UTC)

On the ground

15 minutes

Path length

2.1 miles (3.3 km)

Path width

200 yards (183 m)

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

County

Saint Lucie County

Touchdown point

27.253, -80.316

Lift-off point

27.244, -80.346

Highest wind the damage implies

75 mph

Surveyed by

NWS MLB

The office's name for it

EF0_PortStLucie_FL_082326

Survey last edited

August 24, 2026

Record number

None yet. SPC numbers 2026 in the spring of 2027.

A tornado touchdown in Port St. Lucie on Sunday, August 23, 2026,

was confirmed through photographic and video evidence, storm

spotter reports, and a National Weather Service storm survey. The

tornado developed near the North Fork of the St. Lucie River

around 6:10 PM EDT and tracked generally west-southwest across

portions of Port St. Lucie before lifting near the Florida

Turnpike around 6:25 PM EDT.

The tornado initially touched down east of the Tarpon Bay Yacht

Club near SE Pruitt Road and SE Morningside Boulevard before

moving west toward the condominium complex, where minor structural

damage occurred primarily to roofs and awnings. It then moved

over the St. Lucie River as a waterspout, where videos from the

public showed it meandering for several minutes. The circulation

eventually resumed a southwestward motion, crossing a narrow

barrier island where several trees were damaged before moving back

over the river.

At approximately 6:20 PM EDT, the waterspout moved ashore near

the Bay St. Lucie community, where a couple of homes sustained

roof damage in the form of displaced or missing tiles, several

large tree branches were downed, and a boat on a lift was toppled

into the water. The tornado likely reached its maximum intensity

and width in this area, with peak winds estimated at 65 to 75 mph

and a maximum path width of approximately 200 yards. The tornado

continued into the wooded preserve behind the homes of Bay St.

Lucie, where vegetative damage was noted, mainly in the form of

downed trees, though the damage was discontinuous in nature.

The tornado continued west toward the Southbend section of Port

St. Lucie, where homes in and around Jessica Clinton Park

sustained minor damage to fences, awnings, and pool enclosures.

Several large tree branches were broken, with isolated roof damage

also noted. Damage in this area was consistent with peak winds of

60 to 70 mph. The tornado likely lifted near or over the Florida

Turnpike at approximately 6:25 PM EDT.

There are no known injuries or fatalities associated with the

tornado. The National Weather Service in Melbourne would like to

thank the City of Port St. Lucie, St. Lucie County Emergency

Management, local residents, and the media for their assistance in

providing information about this event.

Written by NWS MLB in the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit. A survey is revised as better evidence arrives.

7 damage points were recorded along this path by NWS MLB, in the Damage Assessment Toolkit the survey teams carry. The strongest indicator was rated EF0. The highest wind the damage implies is 75 mph.

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

Witham Field Airport/Stuart (SUA), 13 km from the path, in the two hours either side.

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

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 22:11 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track

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Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. A survey can be revised, so the rating, the path and the casualties can all still change.

NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit, the record the survey teams file from the damage, and NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Neither is the official database for 2026, which SPC publishes in the spring of 2027.