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EF2 Tornado — Lee, Florida

2022-01-16 · near Punta Rassa, Lee, Florida

$10.0M

Property damage

7.0 mi

Path length

125 yds

Path width

Event narrative

Iona/Fort Myers tornado. A waterspout first identified just northwest of Fort Myers Beach moved ashore as a tornado and pushed through the Iona area near Fort Myers producing EF-2 damage with peak winds estimated around 118 mph before dissipating near the Cape Coral bridge. Over 200 residences suffered damage across three separate mobile home communities (Point Breeze, Tropicana, and Century 21), with 45 destroyed, 90 sustaining major damage and another 92 with minor damage. 3 people suffered minor injuries. Damage estimates totaled around $10 million 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 995997. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.