Thunderstorm Wind — De Soto, Florida

2013-05-20 · near Arcadia, De Soto, Florida

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 445519. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.