Unusually strong wind shear combined with strong instability and numerous disturbances led to a very active period of severe weather through the month of June. Numerous reports of large hail and damaging winds were recorded along with a few tornadoes.

Thunderstorm Wind in OKALOOSA, FLORIDA
From 14-JUN-23 20:36:00 to 14-JUN-23 20:38:00 (CST-6)
Location: BAKER
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

High winds downed multiple trees and caused widespread power outages.

Thunderstorm Wind in ESCAMBIA, FLORIDA
From 15-JUN-23 19:33:00 to 15-JUN-23 19:39:00 (CST-6)
Location: GOULDING
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

NWS survey concludes that a wide swath of damaging
winds of 65 to 75 miles per hour impacted parts of West Pensacola.
The first damage was noted near West Fairfield Dr near 52nd Ave.
As the area of winds moved south, a wider swath near 2 miles wide
developed. This wind damage was associated with a broader
circulation and a couple small embedded tornadoes were noted. See
survey notes on the tornadoes. At Coker Ave, a large limb/tree
fell on a manufactured home resulting in one fatality. Sporadic
wind damage continued in a rather wide swath resulting in numerous
small and large tree branches being snapped and a few instances
of minor roof damage. A few large signs were blown out along state
road 295 and a few windows were blow out by flying debris. Wind
damage continued to the west of a developing tornado near the
Pensacola County Club along Barrancas Ave before moving over
Pensacola Bay where a 64 mph wind gust was recorded over Pensacola
Bay. The lack of convergence path, sporadic and widespread nature
of the damage resulted in the thunderstorm wind damage
classification.

Thunderstorm Wind in OKALOOSA, FLORIDA
From 14-JUN-23 20:48:00 to 14-JUN-23 20:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAUREL HILL
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

High winds downed multiple trees and powerlines.

Thunderstorm Wind in OKALOOSA, FLORIDA
From 14-JUN-23 20:56:00 to 14-JUN-23 20:58:00 (CST-6)
Location: CRESTVIEW
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

High winds downed multiple trees and powerlines.

Thunderstorm Wind in OKALOOSA, FLORIDA
From 14-JUN-23 20:55:00 to 14-JUN-23 20:57:00 (CST-6)
Location: (CEW)BOB SIKES ARPT
Magnitude: 58.00 MG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Tornado in ESCAMBIA, FLORIDA
From 15-JUN-23 19:35:00 to 15-JUN-23 20:08:00 (CST-6)
Location: WEST PENSACOLA
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Damage survey found a very broad area roughly a mile and a half
wide of strong sporadic straight line winds beginning around
Fairfield drive and 52nd Ave in West Pensacola. No visual
convergence was noted until the area near N Old Corry Field Rd
and W Gregory St. Several large limbs were noted and few uproots
at this location in a loosely convergent pattern. This more
concentrated damage continued south-southeast across US 98 to
Barrancas Ave with a several mile wider swath of damaging winds.
The path at this point seems discontinuous with several weak areas
of convergence resulting in likely high end EF-0 damage embedded
within a broader damaging wind swath. A more concentrated area of
convergence appears around Fairway Drive on the north side of the
Pensacola County Club. Several hardwoods had large 2 foot in
diameter branches snapped and several softwood pines were snapped
as a more continuous path extended across the country club and
Bayshore Dr before moving out over Pensacola Bay.
The tornado then likely continued as a waterspout traversing Pensacola Bay
dodging the western tip of Gulf Breeze before wrapping back
southeast towards Pensacola Beach. The tornado quickly
strengthened as it crossed Fort Pickens Rd near Galvez CT.
Significant damage to homes built to withstand significant
hurricanes was noted and thus damage estimates from this location leaned on
the higher side for given damage indicators. Several of the homes
across a quarter mile swath had damage to siding including
several sides beings completely removed. A few homes lost 20 to
60 percent of metal roofing material even with proper hurricane
code anchors. Several bottom floor garages were completely gutted
as garage doors were blown in and destroyed. Bottom exterior walls
blew out leading to complete exposure of the bottom floors.
Several palm trees across the area were snapped a few feet off the
ground. The most notable damage was right along Fort Pickens Rd
where a house under construction had the entire top floor and
roof removed. This damage was put on the lower end of estimates
as the house was under construction and an opening on the north
side may have helped the failure of the upper walls and floors.
However, a large dumpster likely weighing several hundred pounds
was thrown roughly 50-70 yards due east and was deposited between
two palm trees about 2 feet off the ground. The damage to the
home, dumpster combined with a garage door that failed being
wrapped around a concrete piling resulted in the peak wind
estimate of 120 mph.
The tornado likely crossed over Fort Pickens Rd and into the
Gulf of Mexico where it likely dissipated. One other interesting
damage note was that at least two boats were tossed on the Pensacola
Bay side. One boat was found about 20-30 yards from the boat lift
upside down in the water. The other boat was thrown off the lift
and was reportedly found near Deer Point about a mile north across
the bay. This boat likely floated over there but still impressive.
There is no damage indicator for boats; however, the sheer
impressiveness helped support the higher rating given the surrounding
damage indicators.