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From local TV station:
TYNDALL AFB, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - UPDATE: The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has confirmed a tornado touched down at Tyndall Air Force Base Saturday night.
The report said an EF1 tornado with estimated peak winds of 90 mph "moved a car, broke car windows, tore a portion of a new roof off of barracks and flipped dumpsters and garbage cans on their sides." An EF1 tornado is described as being weak in nature.In a letter posted on Tyndall's Facebook, Colonel Laidlaw said the damage will not impact ongoing missions at the base.
So let's face it, it was like a Cat 1 hurricane but only two hundred yards or so wide, and no storm surge and was over in a minute versus a few hours of 120 - 150 mph winds they saw in October. This are and the numerous military bases have endured many hurricanes and are better prepared and structures are stronger than a lot of surrounding homes and businesses.
One squad of Raptors and the T-38's are over here at Eglin and rumor on the street is they will be here for a long time..
We have plenty of thunderstorms here in the Panhandle, and very strong ones.
Gums sends from the Panhandle...