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Thunderstorm Wind in Hardee County, Florida

Thunderstorm Wind September 15, 2013 · Hardee County, Florida

46 mph

Estimated gust (40 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Hardee County 911 Center relayed a report of a snapped power pole in Zolfo Springs. Time was estimated from radar.

The wider storm

A moist air mass south of a stalled frontal boundary across the northern Gulf of Mexico provided instability for afternoon thunderstorms along the Gulf Coast of Florida. Many of these storms produced damaging wind gusts. Also, one storm caused lightning damage.

Began near Zolfo Springs (27.4900, -81.7900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 476201. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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