Power Outage in Pensacola, FL

A brief EF-1 intensity tornado appeared to first organize and touch down near or on|the property of Olive Baptist Church. The tornado moved to the northwest|and reached its peak intensity along Whitmire Dr where clear convergence|was noted. This was an area of more concentrated tree and power line damage.|An RV camper was also flipped over and a shed suffered some minor roof damage.|The tornado appeared to lift as it reached E Johnson Ave. Further to the north,|additional pockets of spotty wind damage were noted north to the 9 Mile Road|area.

High winds downed trees across a power line on Howell Road near CR 97.

Thunderstorm wind gusts of 70 to 80 mph downed numerous trees and power liens in Gonzalez and Ensley. Some roads were impassable.

A severe thunderstorm downed trees and power lines and produce some cometic damage to homes nar Aquamarine and Emerald Avenue.

The tornado first touched down southwest of Creighton Road and quickly strengthened as it moved northeast. The first area of EF-2 damage was noted on Lansing Drive where significant roof damage was observed to a couple of homes along with snapped power poles and extensive tree damage. The tornado crossed over Interstate 10 just west of 9th Avenue. EF-1 damage was noted primarily to hardwood trees in the area of Interstate 10 and 9th Avenue. Intensification was noted as it moved further east of 9th Avenue and east of Northpointe Boulevard. The roof was blown off of two homes, one on La Borde Lane and one on Gladstone Drive. Additional EF-2 damage to homes was observed further to the northeast on Tradewinds Drive. Two vehicles were overturned in this location. It was at this point that further intensification began. The tornado reached peak intensity as it moved over the Mooring Apartments on Old Spanish Trail and the General Electric plant. EF-3 damage was observed at two of the apartment buildings with major damage to the second story. EF-3 damage occurred at the GE plant where a warehouse was destroyed. Additional EF-3 damage was noted at the Grand Baroque townhomes on Scenic Highway where two unities were destroyed. The tornado then moved into Escambia Bay and produced additional damage once it moved into Santa Rosa County.

The tornado first touched down southwest of Creighton Road and quickly strengthened as it moved northeast. The first area of EF-2 damage was noted on Lansing Drive where significant roof damage was observed to a couple of homes along with snapped power poles and extensive tree damage. The tornado crossed over Interstate 10 just west of 9th Avenue. EF-1 damage was noted primarily to hardwood trees in the area of Interstate 10 and 9th Avenue. Intensification was noted as it moved further east of 9th Avenue and east of Northpointe Boulevard. The roof was blown off of two homes, one on La Borde Lane and one on Gladstone Drive. Additional EF-2 damage to homes was observed further to the northeast on Tradewinds Drive. Two vehicles were overturned in this location. It was at this point that further intensification began. The tornado reached peak intensity as it moved over the Mooring Apartments on Old Spanish Trail and the General Electric plant. EF-3 damage was observed at two of the apartment buildings with major damage to the second story. EF-3 damage occurred at the GE plant where a warehouse was destroyed. Additional EF-3 damage was noted at the Grand Baroque townhomes on Scenic Highway where two unities were destroyed. The tornado then moved into Escambia Bay and produced additional damage once it moved into Santa Rosa County.

This tornado developed from an isolated supercell thunderstorm. The tornado first touched down southwest of Lambert-Ridge Road southeast of McDavid. The tornado gradually increased in strength and width as it continued northeast toward Century. The first EF-2 intensity damage noted was on Holland Drive where a workshop was completely destroyed. The tornado reached its peak intensity (widespread EF-2 damage with isolated EF-3 damage) as it moved into Century. Numerous homes were damaged or destroyed. A couple of homes experienced complete loss of the roof with only the walls of small interior rooms remaining. Extensive tree damage was noted with numerous softwood and hardwood trees either uprooted or snapped. Numerous power poles were also snapped. The tornado continued to track northeast out of Century and moved across the Florida Alabama state line into Escambia County Alabama.

A bow echo with winds estimated as high as 80 mph caused considerable damage in the vicinity of 9th Avenue and Creighton Road. The roof partially collapsed at the Walmart. A semi-trailer was overturned in the parking lot and another was pushed into a tree. Significant roof and window damage also occurred at the Eastgate Shopping center. Numerous trees and power lines were also downed by the severe thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm winds around 60 mph resulted in downed trees and power lines.

Wind estimated at 80 mph downed power lines across Highway 97 and flipped an 18 wheeler on its side. Trees were also snapped.

Waterspout came ashore as a tornado near Oak Drive and quickly dissipated. A few trees were blown over onto road by tornado and a few power lines were left sagging.

Trees and power lines blown down on Lloyd Street and Scenic Highway.

Winds estimated at 60 mph downed a tree on house and downed powerlines.

Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees and powerlines.

Trees and power lines blown down by severe thunderstorm winds near 60 mph along Jacks Bayou and Muscogee Road. One tree caught on fire due to lightning strike. Reported by Escambia Fire and Rescue Department.

A large tree limb fell on a house on Beulah Road which caused damage to a deck and pulled power lines down. Several large limbs fell onto area roadways. Reported by Beulah Fire Department and Escambia 911.

Winds estimated at 60 mph downed a large power line on 9 Mile Road at Jernigan.

A storm survey was conducted Thursday afternoon on the tornado that struck Pensacola Florida on October 18. The tornado was rated an EF1 on the new enhanced Fujita scale (86-109 mph). The maximum width of the tornado was about 150 yards and the track length was about 5.5 miles. The tornado began around 1010 am CDT and lasted for about fifteen minutes.|The storm probably started as a waterspout over the Bay. Damage first began along the water just northeast of Pensacola Naval Air Station (just south of Silvershore drive). Minor damage occurred in this area. The storm tracked northeast over the water just parallel to the shore and moved ashore near the old Bayou Chico drawbridge. Several homes in this area suffered roof damage. Several boats were flipped over in this area as there are several boat storage facilities located near the water.|The tornado moved northeast and crossed Garden street near E street. Minor tree and power line damage occurred along this track. The tornado started causing a little more damage near Gregory and D streets as this is a more populated area. The tornado continued tracking northeast and crossed Cervantes near A street and continued northeast and crossed Highway 29 near Mallory street. Most of the home and church damage occurred along the track from B to Barcelona streets. A couple of homes near Jackson street were heavily damaged and a church on A street had part of its roof taken off. Four minor injuries also happened in this area. A daycare center in the church had been alerted to a tornado and had taken cover several minutes before the tornado hit.|After crossing Highway 29 the storm crossed I-110 just north of the pool and started tracking a little more to the north northeast and crossed Davis near the ball fields. Mostly tree and power line damage occurred along this track. The ball fields had bleachers turned over and power lines down.|The storm continued to the north northeast and crossed Ninth avenue near Texar drive and crossed Bayou boulevard near the Target store and eventually dissipated near Cordova mall. Most of the damage from the ball fields to Target was tree damage and minor roof damage. Thirty cars in the Target parking lot were totally destroyed. Very little damage occurred to the store. Across the street, Office Depot suffered roof damage. Part of the mall had skylights damaged and this allowed water to fall into part of the mall. No damage was found north of the mall.|The storm destroyed four structures...caused major damage to twenty-four structures and caused minor damage to fifty eight structures.

A storm survey was conducted Thursday afternoon on the tornado that struck Pensacola Florida on October 18. The tornado was rated an EF1 on the new enhanced Fujita scale (86-109 mph). The maximum width of the tornado was about 150 yards and the track length was about 5.5 miles. The tornado began around 1010 am CDT and lasted for about fifteen minutes.|The storm probably started as a waterspout over the Bay. Damage first began along the water just northeast of Pensacola Naval Air Station (just south of Silvershore drive). Minor damage occurred in this area. The storm tracked northeast over the water just parallel to the shore and moved ashore near the old Bayou Chico drawbridge. Several homes in this area suffered roof damage. Several boats were flipped over in this area as there are several boat storage facilities located near the water.|The tornado moved northeast and crossed Garden street near E street. Minor tree and power line damage occurred along this track. The tornado started causing a little more damage near Gregory and D streets as this is a more populated area. The tornado continued tracking northeast and crossed Cervantes near A street and continued northeast and crossed Highway 29 near Mallory street. Most of the home and church damage occurred along the track from B to Barcelona streets. A couple of homes near Jackson street were heavily damaged and a church on A street had part of its roof taken off. Four minor injuries also happened in this area. A daycare center in the church had been alerted to a tornado and had taken cover several minutes before the tornado hit.|After crossing Highway 29 the storm crossed I-110 just north of the pool and started tracking a little more to the north northeast and crossed Davis near the ball fields. Mostly tree and power line damage occurred along this track. The ball fields had bleachers turned over and power lines down.|The storm continued to the north northeast and crossed Ninth avenue near Texar drive and crossed Bayou boulevard near the Target store and eventually dissipated near Cordova mall. Most of the damage from the ball fields to Target was tree damage and minor roof damage. Thirty cars in the Target parking lot were totally destroyed. Very little damage occurred to the store. Across the street, Office Depot suffered roof damage. Part of the mall had skylights damaged and this allowed water to fall into part of the mall. No damage was found north of the mall.|The storm destroyed four structures...caused major damage to twenty-four structures and caused minor damage to fifty eight structures.

High winds from a thunderstorm downed power lines in Warrington.

Thunderstorms produced wind gusts estimated to be 60 to 70 mph near the downtown area. Some powerlines were reported down.

High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines near Beulah.

High winds from a line of thunderstorms blew down trees and power lines near Paradise Beach. Some damage occurred to lightweight buildings and some awnings were ripped from homes.

A tornado developed along the fringes of Tropical Storm Cindy. The tornado touched down near Bratt and blew down trees and power lines for about half a mile.

High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines near Ferry Pass.

Trees and power lines were blown down and a couple of buildings suffered minor roof damage in Pensacola.

Several trees and power lines were blown down by high thunderstorm winds just north of Walnut Hill.

Power lines were blown down in the community as a thunderstorm moved through.

A thunderstorm produced high winds that blew down power poles and power lines near the community.

Strong thunderstorm winds produced damage at the intersection South Fairfield Drive and Dalton Street. A mobile home was overturned by the high winds, and one end of the structure was sheared off to the floor level by some pine trees as it overturned. A concrete block house just north of the mobile home suffered some minor wind damage to the roof. Several trees and some power lines were blown down at the same location. Four people (3 children and 1 adult), the occupants of the mobile home, were transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

The fire department in Warrington measured a thunderstorm downburst wind gust of 65 mph at 430 pm CST. The strong winds associated with this downburst produced a large area of wind damage in the Warrington area. A large Oak tree was uprooted and landed on a wood frame house, causing major damage to the srtucture. The roof and walls were damaged and the house was moved off its pillars. Another tree was blown over onto another house, causing minor roof damage. High thunderstorm winds also blew a section of the roof off the Redeemer Lutheran School, and the school was closed for several days after the storm. Elsewhere around the Warrington area, damage was primarily in the form of downed trees, tree limbs and power lines. Electrical power was out for several hours after the storm. No injuries were reported.

Hurricane Sally made landfall in Gulf Shores, AL at 5am on Wednesday, September 16th as a strong Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. Sally produced widespread wind, storm surge, and freshwater flooding across coastal AL and the western Florida Panhandle. Flood and wind damage also extended well inland into inland southwest Alabama and south central Alabama. Sally was an extremely slow moving hurricane, which prolonged and exacerbated the local impacts. The storm was moving at less than 5 mph at the time of landfall, resulting in a long duration of tropical storm and hurricane force winds, storm surge, and torrential rainfall. ||Storm surge and resultant damage was widespread and significant from Baldwin County eastward to Okaloosa County. The highest surge occurred in the bays and sounds of Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle, with generally lower values and lesser impacts on the immediate Gulf facing shores. A peak inundation of 7 to 9 feet above ground level was officially surveyed across some locations in the back bays and sounds of southeast Baldwin County, as well as the northern end of Escambia and Blackwater Bays. A larger area was impacted by 3 to 6 feet of inundation, including along the immediate Gulf facing shores. It should be noted that the extremely heavy rainfall (more details to follow) likely exacerbated the total water levels, although it is difficult to determine the exact extent. Regardless, thousands of structures along coastal areas were flooded by the surge. ||Wind damage was extensive across the region, especially in areas that experienced the eyewall of Sally over a several hour duration. Wind damage was most extensive from southeast Mobile County eastward across Baldwin County AL into Escambia County FL. These locations experienced prolonged hurricane conditions with wind gusts over 100 mph, especially close to the immediate coast. Many homes across the area suffered roof damage from the winds and an untold number of homes were damaged by fallen trees. The tree damage was most extensive in Baldwin County, but also significant in parts of Mobile and Escambia Counties which experienced hurricane conditions. The pecan farms of Baldwin County took a major hit with well over a thousand pecan trees downed throughout the county.||The very slow movement of Sally resulted in rainfall totals of 15 to 30 inches across Baldwin County into the western Florida Panhandle. 7 to 15 inches of rain fell across parts of inland southwest Alabama, along and east of Interstate 65, and south central Alabama. This torrential rain resulted in major river and flash flooding, especially in Baldwin County eastward into the Florida Panhandle. Thousands of water rescues were conducted during the storm due to rapidly rising water and many homes were flooded. Road closures were extensive, especially in Baldwin County east into the western Florida Panhandle and some roads were damaged or washed out. Several rivers reached moderate to major flood stage and some crested within the top 5 of their historical crests. ||There were 3 direct fatalities as a result of Sally. One fatality occurred in the Wolf Bay area (Baldwin County AL.) Two men were riding the storm out on their boat and at some point during the storm attempted to swim to shore. One of the men made it to a pier and was rescued and hospitalised; the other man drowned. The second fatality occurred on Innerarity Point, FL (Escambia County FL) where a 45 year old woman drowned when the vehicle she was driving was overtaken by the incoming storm surge. The third fatality occurred in Perdido Key, FL (Escambia County FL) when a 27 year old man drowned trying to retrieve a boat that was swept away by the surge and high surf. ||There were also 3 indirect fatalities. One was due to storm cleanup in the Foley, AL area with two others (one in both Baldwin County and Escambia County FL) due to carbon monoxide poisoning from improper generator use.||The total reported damage from Public Assistance (PA) and Individual Assistance (IA) is near $550 million. Note that this does not include insured losses and damages. Also, not all county reports were available or finalized at the time of this publication. A breakdown of costs related to each individual hazard was unavailable. All damages are listed under either the Hurricane or Tropical Storm hazard, but it should be noted that a good portion of the damage was caused by storm surge or flooding even though it is not explicitly listed. ||Timber loss was extensive. The Alabama Forestry Commission estimates that 2,440 forested acres were damaged with 79,175 tons of timber destroyed at a value of $1,564,160. Most of this occurred in Baldwin County. ||A study by the University of Florida estimates that total agricultural losses in the western Florida Panhandle ranged from $55 to $100 million.||Here is a breakdown of county by county impacts:||Mobile County AL: The greatest impact of Sally in Mobile County was to Dauphin Island, which was impacted by the western eyewall of Sally for a long duration. Hurricane force winds with gusts over 100 mph were recorded on the island. Winds were out of the north, which resulted in the bay and sound side of the island being the most impacted. Several buildings experienced roof and siding damage, including to two buildings on the campus of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. Another home on the island lost its roof entirely. A 3 to 4 foot storm surge on the north side of the island resulted in major damage to docks and piers, including at the Dauphin Island marina. Across mainland Mobile county, the southern and central portions of the county experienced a long duration of sustained tropical storm force winds with hurricane force wind gusts recorded all the way west at the Mobile Regional Airport. In fact, the 82 mph gust recorded at the airport was almost as high as the peak gust recorded in Hurricane Katrina of 83 mph. Numerous trees and power lines were downed across the county, especially in central and southern parts of the county. This resulted in widespread power outages. Mobile's Bienville Square suffered major damage to the numerous oaks in the area and there was minor damage reported at some businesses in downtown Mobile. Several homes in the county also experienced roof, siding, and fence damage. Downed trees also damaged some homes. ||Baldwin County AL: The county experienced widespread damage as the eye of Sally moved across a large portion of the county after making landfall in Gulf Shores, AL. A large|storm surge resulted in widespread inundation and major flood damage to structures along the back bay waters with little to no structural damage to buildings along the Gulf facing beaches. There was a walkway at the Cotton Bayou Gulf access that was damaged. The greatest surge occurred east of Gulf Shores across Orange Beach to the Florida State line and all the way north into the northern portion of Perdido Bay, as well as Wolf Bay. Peak inundation was surveyed to be 7 to 9 feet above ground with a much larger area that experienced 3 to 6 feet of inundation. Surge values neared 10 feet above ground at the far western end of Cotton Bayou in Orange Beach. Numerous large boats were moved onto land by the surge. Almost all piers were destroyed and several marinas were heavily damaged. The Gulf State Park Pier in Gulf Shores was also majorly damaged with a large section of the pier now missing. The 20 to 30 inches of rain that fell across the southern part of the county certainly compounded the storm surge flooding and also resulted in widespread flash flooding and river flooding. The Fish and Styx Rivers reached major flood stage and experienced their third and second highest crests respectively. The eyewall of Sally resulted in widespread and extensive damage to trees and power lines. Most of southern Baldwin county experienced sustained hurricane force winds of 75 to 85 mph with gusts over 100 mph. A sailboat anchored in Ingram Bayou measured a 1 minute sustained wind of 113 mph with a gust to 137 mph. These measurements were recorded at an elevated 58 feet. When reduced to the standard measuring height 33 feet, the sustained wind is estimated to have been 104 mph with a gust to 126 mph. The Center of Severe Weather Research recorded a 123 mph gust on the east side of the Perdido Pass bridge from an anemometer on their mobile doppler radar unit with sustained winds of 93 mph. Numerous structures were damaged by fallen trees and many structures in the county suffered significant roof and siding damage. In Ft. Morgan, a few older homes were destroyed and a boat storage facility at a marina suffered major damage. Almost all of the county lost power during the storm due to substantial damage to the power infrastructure. The pecan farming industry took a devastating hit as likely over a thousand pecan trees were destroyed across the county. There were three fatalities from the storm, one direct and two indirect. A person drowned in Orange Beach during the storm. Another fatality occurred in Foley during the post storm clean up and another individual died due to carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator.||Escambia County FL: A combination of strong wind and storm surge resulted in widespread damage to Escambia County. To date, 1,756 structures were damaged. 44 structures were destroyed and 629 suffered major damage. Hurricane force winds resulted in siding and roof damage to many structures, with downed trees also playing a large role in damage to some structures. Power outages were widespread. Pensacola NAS recorded sustained hurricane force winds with gusts of 92 mph. A large storm surge impacted the county, with the highest surge occurring in the Perdido Key area and along portions of Pensacola and Escambia Bays. Peak inundation of 7 to 9 feet above ground level was surveyed across the northern portions of Pensacola, Escambia, and Blackwater Bays. The tidal gauge at the Port of Pensacola measured an inundation of 5.6 feet, the third highest surge ever recorded (Ivan and the 1926 hurricane are #1 and #2.) Numerous structures had significant damage from storm surge inundation. Numerous large boats and barges were moved onto land by the surge. A portion of the Three Mile bridge across Pensacola Bay collapsed due to damage from the barges. The vast majority of the storm surge structural damage occurred along the back bays and sounds and not along the immediate Gulf facing beaches. However, significant damage occurred along the Gulf islands national seashore, particularly in the Johnson Beach and Ft. Pickens area. On Johnson Beach, the surge and wave action took out a large portion of the first line of dunes with damage even noted to some of the second line dunes. 4 to 5 ft of sand covered Johnson Beach road with damage to the road itself. Noaa aerial imagery indicates that 3 new cuts were created on the far east side of Johnson Beach. The surge along the Gulf side of Perdido Key was also significant (7-9 feet) as the water line encroached upon the entrance of some of the condos and damaged walkways and pools. The copious amounts of rain (15-30 inches) also compounded the storm surge issue as water that normally would drain into area bays, rivers, creeks, and streams had nowhere to go due to the incoming storm surge. Downtown Pensacola was one notable area hard hit by this fresh water flooding, but countless other locations, especially across central and southern Escambia county, were also hard hit by this flooding. There were 3 reported fatalities, two direct and one indirect. One person died while trying to retrieve a boat during the storm and another person died while kayaking during the storm. One person died after the storm due to carbon monoxide from a generator being run indoors.||Santa Rosa County, FL: A large storm surge had its greatest impact on the sound and bay|sides of Santa Rosa county. The largest surge occurred in the northern half of Escambia Bay as well as in Blackwater and East Bay. Peak surge inundation reached 7 to 9 feet above ground level. Numerous homes suffered significant inundation from the surge. The surge flooding was compounded by 20+ inches of rain that fell which also resulted in significant to major flash flooding and river flooding. Hurricane force wind gusts also resulted in roof and siding damage to many homes, extensive downed trees, and power lines. To date, around 1,400 residential structures have been identified as being impacted with 6 being destroyed and 139 suffering major damage. 19 commercial buildings have been documented as being impacted with major damage to 4 buildings. ||Okaloosa County, FL: A long duration of tropical storm force winds impacted Okaloosa County as the center of Hurricane Sally tracked very slowly to the east and north of the county. Significant storm surge impacted coastal areas, especially in western parts of Okaloosa county closer to the Santa Rosa line. Many homes on the sound side of the Mary Esther area were inundated by the surge flooding. Portions of Highway 98 on Okaloosa Island were breached by the surge flooding, however the road was not damaged. A 2 ft seawall was breached in Ft. Walton Beach with 2 to 3 ft of water covered adjacent portions of Highway 98. Walkovers and beach side docks were displaced on the Gulf side. A few restaurants and homes suffered some flooding along Calhoun avenue, likely from a combination of the torrential rainfall and storm surge. The copious rainfall also resulted in flash flooding and major river flooding, which also flooded homes in the county.||Escambia County, AL:|Widespread trees were downed throughout Escambia county, AL. Some of the trees fell onto homes, but most of the damage was minor. However, 4 homes suffered major damage from the fallen trees. At the peak of the event, 85% of the county was without power. Torrential rainfall|of 10 to 20 inches led to flash flooding and river flooding, resulting in the 10 county roads becoming impassable during the storm. Some of the roads suffered wash outs. A couple of bridges experienced wash outs as well.||Covington County, AL:|Five homes suffered wind damage as tropical storm force winds impacted Covington county. Trees and power lines were downed which resulted in some power outages. Numerous roads were flooded and impassable. Several roads also suffered wash outs due to the extensive flooding.|||Crenshaw County, AL: Tropical storm force wind gusts downed some trees and power lines in|the county. Significant flooding also occurred, especially in the southern half of the county. Numerous roads were impassable and some experienced washouts.||Monroe County, AL: Tropical storm conditions downed numerous trees and power lines|across Monroe county.||Clarke County, AL: Tropical storm force winds downed trees across Clarke county. One tree|fell onto a home in Grove Hill, resulting in significant damage.||Conecuh County, AL: Tropical storm force winds downed trees and power lines in Conecuh County.||Butler County, AL: Tropical storm conditions downed trees and power lines across portions of Butler county. A few homes suffered minor damage from fallen trees. Scattered power outages were reported. A few roads were flooded from heavy rain.

A powerful storm system swept across the southeast states through the day and into the overnight on the 19th into the 20th. Ahead of this system a warm front brought a very warm, moist and unstable air mass northward across the area. Numerous thunderstorms develop along and south of the warm front and became severe, producing wind damage tornadoes and large hail.

Tropical Storm Gordon made landfall just west of the Alabama-Mississippi at 1015 PM CDT on September 4, 2018 with estimated maximum sustained winds of 70 mph. Gordon then tracked northwest into portions of inland southeast Mississippi late on the night of September 4th into the early morning of September 5th. ||Gordon produced sustained tropical storm force winds Greene and George counties in Mississippi, coastal Alabama, as well as Escambia County in Florida. The strongest winds were confined to the immediate coast, with Dauphin Island experiencing gusts to hurricane force in the northern eyewall. Wind gusts to hurricane force were reported on Dauphin Island with sustained tropical storm force winds reported as far north as the |Mobile Regional Airport. Some homes on Dauphin Island experienced roof and siding damage. Isolated to scattered down trees and power outages were reported in southern mobile county. Further east, tropical storm force winds, primarily in gusts, impacted areas of Baldwin county south of interstate 10 with the strongest winds along the immediate coast. Strong tropical storm force winds were felt on the Ft. Morgan peninsula where a few homes suffered some siding or roof damage. The steeple was blown off of the Romar Beach Baptist church in Orange Beach. Some trees were downed and scattered power outages were reported. In Escambia County, FL, tropical storm force wind gusts impacted the southern half of the county, especially in the Pensacola metro and the immediate coast. Sustained tropical storm force winds were reported at Pensacola NAS. One fatality was reported near Pensacola when a tree fell onto a mobile home and killed a small child. In Greene and George counties in Mississippi, tropical storm force winds downed trees and power lines, particularly in the Merrill and Richton communities. One home in Richton was significantly damaged by a downed tree. ||Storm surge inundation peaked between 2 to 3 feet across coastal Alabama and Escambia County, FL. This resulted in flooding of typically low lying areas of Mobile and Baldwin Counties, including the west end of Dauphin Island and the US Highway 90 Causeway. The Fort Pickens area in Florida experienced significant coastal flooding and beach erosion. ||Rainfall totals of 6-12 inches were recorded to the east of the center, primarily over Baldwin, Washington, Choctaw, Clarke, Escamba AL, Escambia FL, and Santa Rosa FL. The highest total measured was 12.45 inches 7 miles ENE of Gulf Breeze, FL. This resulted in areas of flash flooding, along with some significant river flooding. The Styx River reached major flood stage while the Fish River reached moderate flood stage.

A powerful upper level disturbance combined with unseasonably high moisture and instability resulted in a few severe thunderstorms and one brief tornado in the western Florida Panhandle.

During the evening of 4 April 2011, a fast moving and intense cold front moved southeast into a very warm, moist and unstable air mass along the Alabama and northwest Florida Gulf Coasts. Immediately along and ahead of the cold front, a line of severe thunderstorms, already ongoing, moved out of southeast Mississippi during the early evening and progressed across southern Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle through midnight.||In total, there were numerous reports of tree and power line damage as the squall line moved through. There were no known deaths or injuries.

A powerful cold front brought widespread severe thunderstorms to northwest Florida. These thunderstorms produced many reports of large hail...damaging winds and tornadoes as the system crossed southeast Mississippi, southern Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle.

A line of thunderstorms produced high winds that damaged trees and power lines. Heavy rain from the thunderstorms also produced flooding across portions of the area.

A cluster of thunderstorms moved through northwest Florida. The thunderstorms blew down trees and power lines.

High winds from thunderstorms caused tree and power line damage in northwest Florida. The thunderstorms also produced lightning which damaged a house.