Sunday Tornadoes in Florida
Severe storms produced wind damage and two tornadoes near Tampa, Florida on Sunday.
A National Weather Service Tampa Bay storm survey concluded that there were two tornado tracks — one in Pasco County and one in Hillsborough County.
Clean Up Underway from Morning Storm Damage in Florida
STORM CLEAN UP – Pasco County Fire Rescue help neighborhoods out in Pasco County, FL, that might have been impacted by a tornado Sunday morning. There are reports of lots of trees downs as well as power lines and at least 1 home had extensive damage.
Posted by WeatherNation on Sunday, December 9, 2018
One of the brief tornadoes moved through the New Port Richey area Sunday morning around 9 AM. This storm was rated an EF-1 with peak winds at 100 miles per hour and a path length of 0.12 miles. This storm caused mainly damage to trees and power lines but there also were reports of minor home damage.
DAMAGE reported from severe storms that rolled through earlier Sunday in Port St. Richey, FL. #FLwx
Posted by WeatherNation on Sunday, December 9, 2018
Another tornado was confirmed near the town of Wimauma, FL. This tornado was rated an EF-1 with maximum peak winds at 90 mph. This tornado was on the ground for only 4 minutes but traveled a path length of almost 3 miles. There were some reports of tree damage and minor structural damage with this storm.
For WeatherNation, I’m Meteorologist Meredith Garofalo