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EF0 tornado in Indian River County, Florida

Tornado October 17, 2022 · Indian River County, Florida

EF0
Rating
0.5 mi
Path length
100 yd
Path width
$142K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

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 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 National Weather Service Melbourne damage survey confirms that a brief EF-0 tornado touched down in the Midway Estates mobile home community in Vero Beach. The tornado continued to the east-southeast for approximately 4 minutes along a 0.5 mile long track until it dissipated as it crossed into the Vero Shores residential community. The tornado had a maximum width of approximately 100 yards and peak winds estimated between 75-85 mph. Damage was first noted near the entrance to the Midway Estates community when the tornado touched down at approximately 541 PM

EST near the intersection of Douglas and Debra Lanes. Indian River Emergency Management documented 16 homes with at least some damage, with more substantial damage noted toward the southeast corner of the community. Most of these homes suffered at least some damage to their metal roofs, awnings, siding, and skirting.

Several carport and porch awnings were torn away from homes and lofted into neighboring yards, and about portion of one home's roof was lost into the neighboring woods.

The tornado continued into the Vero Shores residential community where damage was noted to large oak trees and several boat lift awnings. Notably, a carport overhang from a home in neighboring Midway Estates landed in a resident's driveway at the corner of 5th Ct SE. The tornado lifted at approximately 545 PM EST near the

intersection of 5th Ct SE and 22nd St SE.

Per Indian River County EM, eight residential manufactured homes sustained 'Major' damage, nine residential homes sustained 'Minor' damage, and three residential homes were 'Affected'. No residential manufactured homes were destroyed.

The wider storm

Strong thunderstorms pushing offshore of the Brevard and Treasure Coasts produced severe weather, including a tornado.

Began near Oslo (27.5700, -80.3700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1054050. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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