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Thunderstorm Wind in Sumter County, Florida

Thunderstorm Wind July 7, 2016 · Sumter County, Florida

52 mph
Estimated gust (45 kt)
$20K
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Sumter County Emergency Management relayed reports of several small to medium limbs and a few larger trees and power lines were knocked down west of Bushnell and North of Nobleton. One tree fell on a house on CR 665, causing the resident to request Red Cross support.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms developed along the sea breeze and moved northeast across the Nature Coast and into the north-central portion of the Florida Peninsula. One of these storms produced strong wind gusts and nickel sized hail in Sumter County.

Began near Murdock (28.6613, -82.2108).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 635256. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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