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Hurricane-spawned tornadoes have hit St. Johns County before, official says
Summary
Kelly Wilson highlighted that hurricanes can spawn tornadoes, pointing to Hurricane Irma (2017) and a Crescent Beach tornado that removed a condo's top story as local evidence.
Wilson told listeners that tornadoes are an inherent hazard in hurricanes, produced by the storms' structure and wind dynamics. "That storm spawned multiple tornadoes in St. Johns County," she said when describing Hurricane Irma's impacts.
She recounted a tornado at Crescent Beach during Irma that removed the top story of a condominium and noted neighborhoods experienced extended power outages. Wilson used the example to demonstrate that hazards other than coastal surge and straight-line winds can cause severe, localized damage.
