Thunderstorm Wind in De Soto County, Florida

Thunderstorm Wind May 20, 2013 · De Soto County, Florida

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The 911 Call Center reported three trees and a large flagpole down in Arcadia. One tree was at SE Pointer Avenue south of Arcadia Municipal Airport, another tree was on SW Baldwin Street, and the third tree was on Parkview Road. The flagpole was knocked down on the corner of Polk Avenue and Magnolia Street.

The wider storm

An upper level trough crossing Florida interacted with an already moist atmosphere to enhance sea breeze thunderstorms throughout the afternoon. Some of these storms produced hail up to golf ball sized, and damaging wind gusts.

Began near Arcadia (27.2200, -81.8600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 445519. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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