EF2 Tornado — Manatee, Florida

2016-01-17 · near Oak Knoll, Manatee, Florida

Event narrative

The NWS Storm Survey found a single-wide mobile home destroyed and rolled over. Seven people were inside the home, two adults were killed with four injured. The tornado also destroyed a 2000 square foot barn. The damage was in a very rural, isolated area and the Manatee County Sheriffs surveyed the storm track by helicopter and found numerous trees down along the path.

Wider weather episode

A strong and deepening area of low pressure across the northern Gulf pushed a strong line of thunderstorms across the Florida peninsula. Numerous supercell thunderstorms were observed and a few produced strong tornadoes along and near the coast.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 609389. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.