Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
$15K
Magnitude
60 EG
Area
Leon
Event narrative (NOAA)
Numerous trees and power lines were down across the northern portion of Leon County between North Meridian Road and U.S. Highway 319/Thomasville Road, including Killearn Lakes. The Leon County EOC reported about 8,000 customers without power, including Bradfordville and northeast Tallahassee. A large tree fell on a vehicle traveling north on U.S. Highway 319 at Horseshoe Plantation Road. The driver was seriously injured and the passenger was killed.
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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.