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Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
246 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR JUNE 6 TROPICAL STORM ANDREA TORNADO
EVENT - UPDATE #2...

...FOURTH CONFIRMED TORNADO IN GULFPORT...

.UPDATE...A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY CREW REPORTED
EVIDENCE OF TORNADO DAMAGE IN GULFPORT IN PINELLAS COUNTY.
NO OTHER SURVEYS ARE PLANNED FOR TODAY...SO THE COUNT OF 4
TORNADOES IN THE NWS TAMPA BAY AREA WILL STAND UNLESS NEW
EVIDENCE IS DISCOVERED.

.OVERVIEW...TWO SETS OF TORNADIC RAIN BANDS MOVED INTO WEST
FLORIDA THURSDAY. THE FIRST WAS FROM 2 TO 5 AM AND THE SECOND
WAS 10 AM TO 3 PM.

.TORNADO MYAKKA CITY...

RATING:                 EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    75 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  1.4 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   50 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             JUN 06 2013
START TIME:             249 AM EDT
START LOCATION:         1 S MYAKKA CITY
START LAT/LON:          27.334 / -82.158

END DATE:               JUN 06 2013
END TIME:               251 AM EDT
END LOCATION:           MYAKKA CITY
END LAT/LON:            27.353 / -82.170

SURVEY SUMMARY:  THE NARROW DAMAGE PATH DAMAGED THREE ROOFS
OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES...DESTROYED SIX POLE BARS AND FOUR
OUT BUILDINGS. A LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS AND DOWNED POWER
LINES COVERED HIGHWAY 70 IN MYAKKA CITY AND ALSO ON
SINGLETARY ROAD.


.TORNADO SUN CITY CENTER...

RATING:                 EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  2.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   50 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             JUN 06 2013
START TIME:             347 AM EDT
START LOCATION:         SUN CITY CENTER
START LAT/LON:          27.705 / -82.345

END DATE:               JUN 06 2013
END TIME:               351 AM EDT
END LOCATION:           SUN CITY CENTER
END LAT/LON:            27.737 / -82.358

SURVEY SUMMARY: A NARROW PATH OF DAMAGE CUT THROUGH THE
HEART OF SUN CITY CENTER SEVERAL BLOCKS WEST OF STATE
HIGHWAY 301. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS SOUTH TO NORTH AND
INCLUDED DOWNED TREES...DAMAGE TO LANAIS AND FACIA...
AND MINOR SHINGLE DAMAGE. THE WORST OF THE DAMAGE WAS
NEAR CHERRY HILL DRIVE AND NORTH PEBBLE BEACH BLVD
WHERE SHINGLES WERE STRIPPED OFF HOMES.


.TORNADO VENICE...

RATING:                 EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    70 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  1.55 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   25-50 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             JUN 06 2013
START TIME:             1113 AM EDT
START LOCATION:         VENICE
START LAT/LON:          27.027 / -82.414

END DATE:               JUN 06 2013
END TIME:               1116 AM EDT
END LOCATION:           VENICE
END_LAT/LON:            27.049 / -82.404

SURVEY SUMMARY: A NARROW PATH OF DAMAGE WAS FOUND ALONG AN
APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILE PATH STARTING NEAR THE COAST OF VENICE
AND MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARDS HIGHWAY 41. DAMAGE INCLUDED A FEW
UPROOTED TREES...INCLUDING ONE LARGE OAK TREE...NUMEROUS LARGE
BRANCHES DOWN...MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO A COUPLE HOUSES...AND
GENERAL LIGHT DAMAGE TO A FEW CAR PORTS...POOL CAGES...AND
FENCES.

.TORNADO GULFPORT...

RATING:                 EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    60 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  1.9 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   50 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             JUN 06 2013
START TIME:             1003 AM ED
START LOCATION:         GULFPORT
START LAT/LON:          27.736 / -82.710

END DATE:               JUN 06 2013
END TIME:               1005 AM EDT
END LOCATION:           GULFPORT
END_LAT/LON:            27.763 / -82.708

SURVEY SUMMARY: A WATERSPOUT CAME ONSHORE AS A TORNADO IN
GULFPORT AND MOVED NORTH FOR LESS THAN 2 MILES BEFORE DISSIPATING.
12 HOMES HAD DAMAGE TO FACIA...SHINGLES...AWNINGS...AND FENCES.

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 EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.

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