Episode narrative: 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.

Tornado event in ESCAMBIA County, FLORIDA
Start: 15-JUN-23 19:35:00
End: 15-JUN-23 20:08:00
Direct deaths: 0
Event narrative: 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.

Tornado event in MOBILE County, ALABAMA
Start: 16-JUN-23 23:21:00
End: 16-JUN-23 23:28:00
Direct deaths: 0
Event narrative: NWS Storm Survey found a weak EF-0 tornado associated with a QLCS near Irvington. The tornado began just south of Old Pascagoula Rd where a couple large hardwood limbs were snapped and very weak convergence was noted through this area. A wider swath of damaging wind likely extended west where small branches were snapped laying due south. The tornado then crossed I10 where it produced minor damage to the underskirt to two manufactured homes. The tornado continued down Mcdonald road where a more noticeable concentration of hardwood tree damage was noted near Roush Rd. A few hardwoods were snapped but the trees appear to be rotted and un-healthy leading to a lower bound estimate more in line with large branches. Weak convergence was noted in the damage with a more divergence pattern further west towards the Walmart Facility where likely 60-75 mph straight line winds occurred. The tornado was likely discontinuous or intermittent as it traveled south/southeast towards Half Mile Rd where it produced minor tree damage in the form of small to medium limbs being snapped. A farm outbuilding had a section blow out near Half Mile Rd and Matlock Rd. An opening on the one side of the building suggests a lower bound estimate for this damage as wind likely got inside the building unimpeded. The metal from this building was deposited almost due east of the bar suggesting convergence along or near Matlock Rd. The tornado likely lifted near Cornelius Rd and One Mile Rd but not without uprooting a hardwood tree and couple more large branches being snapped. Light straight line wind damage was noted further south, but no convergence was able to be determined.