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EF1 Tornado — Charlotte, Florida

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

$500K

Property damage

1.0 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

Placida/Gasparilla tornado. A waterspout moved across Gasparilla Sound near Boca Grande Causeway before moving ashore near Placida as a short-lived EF-1 tornado with peak winds estimated around 110 mph. The tornado flipped a boat at a marina storage facility and damaged several others before moving into a manufactured home community where it damaged at least 35 homes. No injuries or deaths were reported. Damage estimates totaled around $500 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 995998. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.