Sea breeze boundaries collided over coastal Volusia County, resulting in the rapid development of a severe storm near Ormond Beach. This cell then back-built south-southwest along a boundary during the late afternoon, producing a complex of strong to severe cells farther inland. A waterspout developed within the initial severe cell offshore of Ormond Beach and moved onto the beach as a tornado, reaching the adjacent backyard of several homes just beyond the beach. This vortex, or more likely other vorticies associated with the same cell then meandered south along the beach and near-shore Atlantic waters for about ten minutes (about 3 minutes over or near the beach). Early in the evening, another tornado (rated EF0) developed inland over Port Orange and damaged over 150 manufactured/mobile homes before lifting. One person sustained minor injuries from broken glass. Also, between Ormond Beach and Port Orange, a man was struck and injured by lightning.

Lightning in VOLUSIA, FLORIDA
From 24-JUL-09 17:00:00 to 24-JUL-09 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: HOLLY HILL
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A man was struck by lightning outside his Holly Hill home while gardening during the beginning of an approaching storm. The man was knocked unconscious for several minutes by the strike and awoke bleeding, and with a numb neck and right leg from the knee down. He also sustained burns inside his mouth and in his eyes. After gaining consciousness, he crawled into his house and his wife called 911. He was then rushed to a local hospital emergency room.

Tornado in VOLUSIA, FLORIDA
From 24-JUL-09 16:46:00 to 24-JUL-09 16:49:00 (EST-5)
Location: ORMOND BEACH
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Volusia County Beach Patrol witnessed a waterspout moving onshore the beach, then meandering southward along the beach, into backyards of some residences adjacent to beach and back into the near-shore Atlantic waters. The beach patrol indicated that multiple vortices formed, dissipated and re-formed along the indicated north-south track. The tornado tossed some light chairs and tables in a backyard just inland from the beach and also moved a small catamaran from the upper part of the beach to the surf-line and snapped the mast. Circular marks were evident in the beach sand where the tornado crossed from the backyards to the ocean, near the location of the deposited catamaran. The tornado was rated at the minimum end of the EF-0 range (65 mph).

Funnel Cloud in VOLUSIA, FLORIDA
From 24-JUL-09 18:14:00 to 24-JUL-09 18:33:00 (EST-5)
Location: (DAB)DAYTONA BEACH AIRPORT
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Daytona Beach Airport weather observer reported a funnel cloud five miles southwest of airport, initially moving southeast, then east.

Tornado in VOLUSIA, FLORIDA
From 24-JUL-09 17:25:00 to 24-JUL-09 17:28:00 (EST-5)
Location: BLAKE
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 2.50M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A NWS ground survey of damage revealed a weak EF0 tornado touched down in the extreme northeast portion of the Lighthouse Point mobile home community. The tornado continued south-southwest and strengthened to a strong EF0 tornado within the Laurelwood manufactured home community, then lifted in the extreme northwest portion of the Brandy Hills subdivision. Light debris (insulation, styrofoam) was deposited up to 2 miles downstream (south-southeast) from where the tornado lifted. 154 homes sustained damage: 3 uninhabitable, 60 major damage, 43 minor damage, 48 very minimal damage. One man sustained a minor injury, due to cuts from broken glass. EF assessment: DI3, DOD4, LB-EXP.