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EF0 tornado in Martin County, Florida

Tornado March 11, 2022 · Martin County, Florida

EF0

Rating

0.1 mi

Path length

40 yd

Path width

$1K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 40 yards (0.02 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A brief, short-lived EF-0 tornado, with peak winds estimated at 60 to 65 mph, touched down in the Rio neighborhood at approximately 1624LST. Based on numerous video and eyewitness reports from trained spotters, the public, and local broadcast media, the tornado was nearly stationary as it produced minor damage along NE Railroad Street and NE Haven Lane. The tornado lifted at approximately 1625LST. Damage consisted of downed branches, downed fences, and backyard items tossed around.

The wider storm

A severe thunderstorm that moved over far northeast Martin County produced a brief, nearly-stationary EF-0 tornado in the Rio neighborhood.

Began near Rio St Lucie (27.2221, -80.2367).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1002340. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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