EF1 tornado — Hernando County, Florida

EF1 tornado in Hernando County, Florida

Tornado March 12, 2022 · Hernando County, Florida

EF1

Rating

5.8 mi

Path length

100 yd

Path width

$50K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 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 line of strong to severe thunderstorms produced a

tornado as the line moved onshore near Weeki Wachee. Observers

reported a waterspout moving onshore shortly after 8AM, with some

minor damage observed and reported in the vicinity. The tornado

then trekked inland through a protected forest, knocking down

trees along a river. Eventually, the tornado emerged in a

neighborhood and continued to knock down trees before dissipating

just before US19 and SR50.

The wider storm

A deepening low pressure system dragged a strong cold front through West Central Florida. As it did it produced strong winds and tornadoes.

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1006837. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

EF1 tornado in Hernando County, Florida

What the National Weather Service wrote

The wider storm

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