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EF0 tornado in Broward County, Florida

Tornado August 18, 2008 · Broward County, Florida

EF0

Rating

0.2 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

A small and brief tornado tracked across Hallandale Beach south of Hallandale Beach Boulevard. Damage to patio screen enclosure, aluminum boats flipped, and trees and tree branches downed. Highest estimated wind was around 65 MPH.

The wider storm

Tropical Storm Fay affected South Florida on the 18th and 19th of August. The storm made landfall early in the morning of the 19th near Cape Romano, and moved over inland sections of South Florida during the morning and afternoon hours of the 19th, exiting the area near Lake Okeechobee. Fay caused tropical storm force winds, significant rainfall flooding in some areas, as well as two confirmed tornadoes.

Began near Hallandale (25.9837, -80.1278).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF2 Palm Beach County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 132065. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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