A strong spring cold front moved through the tri-state region.  A squall line preceded the front with scattered reports of severe weather, including a few tornadoes.

Thunderstorm Wind in BAY, FLORIDA
From 18-MAR-21 05:00:00 to 18-MAR-21 05:04:00 (CST-6)
Location: WESTBAY
Magnitude: 71.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

A wind gust of 74 mph was measured at KECP airport, followed by another gust to 82 mph as reported by the control tower.

Thunderstorm Wind in BAY, FLORIDA
From 18-MAR-21 05:20:00 to 18-MAR-21 05:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: BAYOU GEORGE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Fences were blown down in the Bayou George area.

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, FLORIDA
From 18-MAR-21 05:30:00 to 18-MAR-21 05:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHIPLEY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

A few trees were blown down in the Chipley area, including one on a power line.

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, FLORIDA
From 18-MAR-21 05:35:00 to 18-MAR-21 05:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHIPLEY MUNICIPAL ARPT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Trees were blown down along Corbin Road, including one on a mobile home.

Thunderstorm Wind in JACKSON, FLORIDA
From 18-MAR-21 05:42:00 to 18-MAR-21 05:42:00 (CST-6)
Location: CAMPBELLTON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

A few trees were blown down near Campbellton.

Thunderstorm Wind in LEON, FLORIDA
From 18-MAR-21 08:15:00 to 18-MAR-21 08:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: FORT BRADEN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tree was blown down onto a power line near Oscar Harvey Road and Starr Hill Road.

Tornado in LIBERTY, FLORIDA
From 18-MAR-21 07:40:00 to 18-MAR-21 07:40:00 (EST-5)
Location: WOODS
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

A brief tornadic debris signature was observed on dual-pol radar in a forested area with tree damage.  No structural damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in LEON, FLORIDA
From 18-MAR-21 09:15:00 to 18-MAR-21 09:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: APALACHEE REGIONAL PARK
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tree and power lines were blown down along Old St Augustine Road near Williams Road.

Tornado in WASHINGTON, FLORIDA
From 18-MAR-21 05:02:00 to 18-MAR-21 05:04:00 (CST-6)
Location: RED HEAD
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

A tornadic debris signature was observed on dual-pol radar in a forested area with tree damage.  No structural damage was reported.

Tornado in BAY, FLORIDA
From 18-MAR-21 05:02:00 to 18-MAR-21 05:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: WESTBAY
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado touched down just south of the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport with most damage occurring on the airport property. A few small pine trees were snapped on Johnny Reeves Road and Venture Crossings Blvd. A ground-level metal sign was bent over 90 degrees at the intersection of Venture Crossings Blvd. and West Bay Parkway. At the Sheltair FBO, a Citation aircraft spun 90 degrees with the nose damaging an adjacent plane, which was spun 20 degrees. Other smaller planes were shifted further north on the property near an area of hangars. One hangar lost a small section of roof and had the door damaged. Wind entering the hangar did considerable damage to one of the antique cars being stored there. The metal door track punched a hole through the wall of the hangar. Another hangar also suffered minor roof damage. Finally, the KECP ASOS measured a gust to 82 mph as the tornado passed by. The tornado then tracked a couple of miles northeast of the airport property through uninhabited terrain before lifting. Damage along the path, and the measured gust, are consistent with high-end EF0 damage with max winds estimated at 85 mph.

Tornado in BAY, FLORIDA
From 18-MAR-21 05:25:00 to 18-MAR-21 05:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: BAYOU GEORGE
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado touched down along the north shore of a small lake near S. Lake Joanna Dr. and Sweet Lane. The tornado travelled east-northeast across the lake, producing EF1 damage to a home at the northeast end of the lake in the 7300 block of S. Lake Joanna Dr, including removal of a back porch canopy roof and causing a sizable opening in the main roof of the home. Debris from this house peppered another nearby home, with two 2x4s puncturing its back porch awning. The tornado crossed east-northeast across Bayou George Dr. On the other side of Bayou George Dr. the tornado hit a PODS storage yard, where PODS were originally in 3-high stacks. Some of the PODS shifted, and one POD unit was tossed. The tornado then lifted. Tornado damage at the home at the east-northeast end of the lake in the 7300 block of S. Lake Joanna Drive is consistent with a tornado of EF1 strength with max winds around 95 mph.