Thunderstorm Wind in Sarasota County, Florida
Thunderstorm Wind January 9, 2024 · Sarasota County, Florida
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Several communities just north of Fruitville Road in the Sarasota area experienced a significant straight-line wind event with maximum estimated winds around 75 mph. The swath of damage, with a maximum width of around 370 yards, began near the intersection of Richardson Road and Fox Creek Drive and extended northeast for just under 1.5 miles before ending just northeast of the intersection of Racimo Drive and Duke Drive. The primary damage was to trees, but several structures towards the end of the path received mostly minor damage, mainly to siding.
The wider storm
A prefrontal squall line ahead of a cold front over the eastern Gulf of Mexico extending south from an area of low pressure moving across the southeast U.S. and Mid-Atlantic produced tornadoes in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, along with damaging straight-line winds in Sarasota County.
Began near Belspur (27.3446, -82.4382).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1149972. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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