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EF0 tornado in Polk County, Florida

Tornado July 23, 2024 · Polk County, Florida

EF0

Rating

0.1 mi

Path length

25 yd

Path width

$5K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 25 yards (0.01 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

Broadcast media shared video from a social media account depicting a very brief land spout tornado impacting a trailer and small carport-style structure, causing minor damage. No additional damage was reported.

The wider storm

Afternoon thunderstorms associated with the sea breeze produce a brief land spout tornado near Lake Wales in Polk County after moving inland.

Began near West Lake Wales (27.8700, -81.6700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1204294. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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