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Tornado (F2) — Lake, Florida

March 13, 1993 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
60
Property damage
$5.0M
Magnitude
0
Tornado scale
F2
Area
Lake

Event narrative (NOAA)

A small fast-moving tornado touched down near Howey-in-the-Hills. It moved northeast over Little Lake Harris and then over Lake Dora before striking Mt. Dora. It continued northeast exiting the county near Highway 44, three miles east of Forrest City. A 5-month old baby boy was killed in a mobile home 10 miles northeast of Mt. Dora at 0050 EST. The mobile home was completely destroyed and two adults in it were seriously injured. In all 13 homes were completely destroyed, 80 suffered major damage and 266 reported minor damage. (M00M)

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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