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EF1 Tornado — Charlotte, Florida

2022-01-16 · near Charlotte Beach, Charlotte, Florida

$150K

Property damage

0.5 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

Port Charlotte tornado. Tornado briefly touched down in the Village of Holiday Lake near Port Charlotte with peak winds estimated around 100 mph. This tornado was produced by the parent thunderstorm that earlier produced the Placida/Gasparilla tornado. Four homes were deemed unsafe/destroyed; two with major damage, and two with minor damage. Roof and carports had major damage or were destroyed. No injuries or deaths reported. Damage estimates totaled around $150 thousand USD.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front and line of storms moved across central and southwest Florida during the early morning producing multiple tornadoes and strong straight line wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 995979. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.