Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$12.0M
Magnitude
50 EG
Area
Duval
Event narrative (NOAA)
The Jacksonville Port Authority reported two large 125 foot tall container ship cranes collapsed at Blount Island Marine Terminal. Each container was 950 tons. A squall line was moving across the area when the collapsed occurred. The KJAX Doppler radar indicated 45 to 50 knot velocities at approximately 600 feet msl. Each crane cost $6 million.
Other notable thunderstorm wind events in Florida
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.