NOUS42 KTAE 272324 PNSTAE ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134- GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-281130- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 624 PM EST Wed Jan 27 2021 /524 PM CST Wed Jan 27 2021/ ...PRELIMINARY NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 01/27/2021 TORNADO EVENT UPDATE #1... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph Path Length /statute/: 16.7 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 01/27/2021 Start Time: 11:37 AM EST Start Location: 2 W Andrew / Leon County / FL Start Lat/Lon: 30.4074 / -84.4323 End Date: 01/27/2021 End Time: 11:58 AM EST End Location: 4 S Apalachee Regional Park / Leon County / FL End Lat/Lon: 30.3678 / -84.1577 Survey Summary: A tornado touched down a few miles west of the Tallahassee International Airport. The preliminary touch down point is estimated by radar. Once the tornado reached the airport, it spun a CRJ plane 90 degrees and flipped a small Piper plane upside down. There was also damage to a few hangars with some small percentage of metal roofing uplifted. One hangar had large canvas doors on both sides were shredded with the support structure for one of the canvas doors wrenched free. A bit further east on the west end of the employee lot, one small hardwood tree was uprooted and fell onto two cars. A few narrow pine trees were snapped in the immediate vicinity. No other trees in the lot were damaged. The tornado may have lifted briefly as it tracked east- southeast across sparsely populated areas. It did snap a large branch on a tree near Crawfordville Road and Rehwinkle Drive. There were several thin pines snapped along a half mile stretch of Tram Road just west of Capital Circle SE. Many of these trees were likely weakened by Hurricane Michael. Damage was done to a few small trees along the southern periphery of the Southwood Community, along Shumard Oak Blvd. and Four Oaks Blvd. There were then sporadic instances along Tram Road east of Southwood as far as a mile east of St. Joe Road. Additional surveys might be needed on Thursday. Additional info will be added this this summary if needed. EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph EF5...Violent...>200 mph NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$