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EF0 Tornado — De Soto, Florida

2025-07-21 · near Nocatee, De Soto, Florida

$5K

Property damage

0.2 mi

Path length

25 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A brief landspout developed as a sea breeze boundary interacted with additional thunderstorm boundaries. Emergency management assessment of the affected area indicated minor damage to a couple of homes along with a downed power pole near the intersection of Marco Avenue and Beard Street in DeSoto county. Winds were estimated up to around 65 mph with a path length of less than a quarter of a mile.

Wider weather episode

Weak sea breeze flow over the area resulted in the interaction of multiple afternoon sea breeze and outflow-enhanced boundaries that favored the brief spin-up of landspout near Nocatee in DeSoto County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1282907. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.