Post by SKYSUMMIT on Jun 6, 2013 15:00:55 GMT -6
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
503 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR TROPICAL STORM ANDREA TORNADO EVENTS...
.OVERVIEW...TWO SETS OF TORNADIC RAIN BANDS MOVED INTO WEST
FLORIDA THURSDAY. THE FIRST WAS FROM 2 TO 5 AM AND THE SECOND
WAS 10 AM TO 3 PM.
.TORNADO MYAKKA CITY...
RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 75 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.4 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: JUN 06 2013
START TIME: 249 AM EDT
START LOCATION: 1 S MYAKKA CITY
START LAT/LON: 27.334 / -82.158
END DATE: JUN 06 2013
END TIME: 251 AM EDT
END LOCATION: MYAKKA CITY
END LAT/LON: 27.353 / -82.170
SURVEY SUMMARY: THE NARROW DAMAGE PATH DAMAGED THREE ROOFS
OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES...DESTROYED SIX POLE BARS AND FOUR
OUT BUILDINGS. A LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES COVERED HIGHWAY 70 IN MYAKKA CITY AND ALSO ON
SINGLETARY ROAD.
.TORNADO SUN CITY CENTER...
RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: JUN 06 2013
START TIME: 347 AM EDT
START LOCATION: SUN CITY CENTER
START LAT/LON: 27.705 / -82.345
END DATE: JUN 06 2013
END TIME: 351 AM EDT
END LOCATION: SUN CITY CENTER
END LAT/LON: 27.737 / -82.358
SURVEY_SUMMARY: A NARROW PATH OF DAMAGE CUT THROUGH THE
HEART OF SUN CITY CENTER SEVERAL BLOCKS WEST OF STATE
HIGHWAY 301. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS SOUTH TO NORTH AND
INCLUDED DOWNED TREES...DAMAGE TO LANAIS AND FACIA...
AND MINOR SHINGLE DAMAGE. THE WORST OF THE DAMAGE WAS
NEAR CHERRY HILL DRIVE AND NORTH PEBBLE BEACH BLVD
WHERE SHINGLES WERE STRIPPED OFF HOMES.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN WILL BE INVESTIGATING
MORE DAMAGE REPORTS FRIDAY IN FORT MYERS...VENICE...CLEARWATER
AND GULF PORT.
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 EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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NOAH