


Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
181 NOUS42 KJAX 301619 PNSJAX FLZ021-023-024-030-031-035-038-120-124-125-132-136>138-140-220- 225-232-233-236-237-240-322-325-333-340-422-425-433-522-533-633- GAZ132>136-149-151>154-162-163-165-166-250-264-350-364-310430- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1219 PM EDT Fri May 30 2025 ...NWS Damage Survey for 05/29/25 Tornado Event... .St. Johns, County Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.61 miles Path Width /maximum/: 15 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/29/2025 Start Time: 04:53 PM EDT Start Location: 4 WSW Durbin / St. Johns County / FL Start Lat/Lon: 30.0788 / -81.5306 End Date: 05/29/2025 End Time: 04:57 PM EDT End Location: 5 ESE Fruit Cove / St. Johns County / FL End Lat/Lon: 30.061 / -81.5481 Survey Summary: Around 4:53 PM EDT, an EF0 tornado touched down at the Cimarrone Golf Club in St. Johns County, FL along Seneca Dr and Sequoyah Cir. As the tornado trekked northeastward across portions of the golf course, it snapped large branches off softwood and hardwood trees. The tornado overturned a storage shed and scattered its contents before continuing across a wooded area and causing a few trees to become slanted. The tornado emerged from the wooded area along the St. Johns PKWY and SR-9B interchange, finally dissipating over a retention pond along SR-9B. && EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0.....65 to 85 mph EF1.....86 to 110 mph EF2.....111 to 135 mph EF3.....136 to 165 mph EF4.....166 to 200 mph EF5.....>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. $$