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EF0 tornado in Volusia County, Florida

Tornado August 2, 2021 · Volusia County, Florida

EF0
Rating
0.5 mi
Path length
25 yd
Path width
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 25 yards (0.01 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Based on information provided by the Volusia County Sheriffs Office, a short-lived tornado touched down just west of U.S. Highway 1, near the intersection of Sleepy Hollow Road, in New Smyrna Beach. Peak winds are estimated around 55-65 mph. The tornado touched down at approximately 1340LST, then traveled half of a mile east where it became a waterspout over the Intracoastal Waterway. The waterspout dissipated around 1341LST before reaching the barrier island. The tornado produced tree damage along Sleepy Hollow Road that included several medium to large-sized branches downed, and a couple of small trees knocked over. No additional damage reports were received.

The wider storm

A couple of severe thunderstorms developed along the sea breeze collision. One storm produced a tornado in New Smyrna Beach, and another produced wind damage in Saint Cloud.

Began near Isleboro (29.0782, -80.9548).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 964842. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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