STORM2K

Let's see how the 2016 Severe Season behaves as the 2015 one was below average.



2016 SPC Summary

Preliminary data suggests it was an EF2 Tornado that moved thru SW Cape Coral on January 9 in the early night hours.

Photo of extensive damage in Cape Coral caused by the EF2 tornado.

A Tornado moved thru Sarasota,Fla this morning.More details later.

The Sarasota Tornado was surveyed as a EF-2 one.

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
154 PM EST SUN JAN 17 2016

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 1/17/16 SIESTA KEY AND SARASOTA
TORNADO EVENT...

.OVERVIEW...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHED A RAPIDLY MOVING
BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE AREA AND CAUSED DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS AND TORNADOES.

.SIESTA KEY AND SARASOTA TORNADO...

RATING: EF-2
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 132 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.14 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 350 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 2

START DATE: JAN 17 2016
START TIME: 317 AM EST
START LOCATION: 2 SE SIESTA KEY / SARASOTA COUNTY / FL
START LAT/LON: 27.2530 / -82.5396
END DATE: JAN 17 2016
END TIME: 322 AM EST
END LOCATION: 5 S SARASOTA / SARASOTA COUNTY / FL
END_LAT/LON: 27.2663 / -82.5284

NWS STORM SURVEY CREW FOUND DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE HOMES AND
STRUCTURES ALONG THE PATH. ONE HOME ON SIESTA KEY HAD THE
SECOND FLOOR COLLAPSE. THAT CAUSED THE TWO INJURIES. THE
WIDTH OF THE TORNADO BEGAN AT 350 YARDS WHEN IT MOVED ONSHORE
AT THE BEACH AND NARROWED TO AROUND 100 YARDS AS IT MOVED
ACROSS THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY.

EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.

EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH

NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.

https://nwschat.weather.gov/p.php?pid=2 ... S42-PNSTBW

I'm going to disagree with the tornado rating and say it should have been EF3 based upon the damage.

That damage looks like cat 3 hurricane damage, which produces gusts in the EF3 range. The EF scale, I believe, is based off of gusts, not sustained winds.

That damage looks consistent with a mid range category 3 hurricnae, which would be the equivalent of an EF3 not an EF2 tornado.

Scooba,MS tornado https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i_9hayHObZQ

Damage was extensive in Pompano Beach,Florida.Let's wait and see how they rate it.

Tornado count in Florida are at 13 so far in 2016.

Per @weatherchannel Since Jan 1st - 13 Confirmed tornadoes in Florida.
4 -EF0
5 -EF1
3 -EF2
1 -EF3

Expecting a very active period starting next week. Tuesday is looking very impressive.

There was a wedge tornado in IA now there are warnings in IL.

Impressive video of the Oklahoma big tornado of May 9,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phEZbzbzyVA&app=desktop

The May 9 Tornado was upgraded to EF-4.


@NWSNorman

NEW! The May 9th Katie tornado (W of I-35) is being upgraded to EF4 based on more intensive review of survey data. Updated PNS and map soon.

Impressive stat from Tony Lyza (UAH) on Twitter. This was the first day with two EF3+ tornadoes in Oklahoma since 24 May 2011.

 https://twitter.com/RogerPielkeJr/status/752870297158635521

 https://twitter.com/weatherchannel/status/799367792864571392

 https://twitter.com/RogerPielkeJr/status/814943624840548352