EF2 Tornado — Lee, Florida

2016-01-09 · near Matlacha, Lee, Florida

Event narrative

NWS Storm Survey revealed EF-2 tornado damage in the western sections of Cape Coral. The tornado damaged 178 structures in total. One home was completely destroyed while 14 sustained major damage and another 163 sustained minor damage. The minor damage mainly consisted of roof damage and destroyed pool cages. Over 100 power poles were knocked down along the tornado's path along with many trees. The tornado injured three people while it was on the ground for about 7 minutes.

Wider weather episode

A band of showers and thunderstorms moved across southwest Florida ahead of a cold front. One of these storms produced an EF-2 tornado and severe wind gusts in Lee county.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 607553. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.