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Tornado (EF3) — Sumter, Florida

February 2, 2007 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
15
Property damage
$62.0M
Tornado scale
EF3
Area
Sumter

Event narrative (NOAA)

The tornado first touched down near the southeast corner of The Villages south of Lake Miona and moved rapidly to the east northeast at 55 MPH into Lake County. A FEMA report to Sumter County emergency management officials detailed damage to 1,145 homes with 200 destroyed during the 6 minutes the tornado was on the ground. A National Weather Service storm survey estimated maximum winds of 140 MPH. No fatalities were recorded in Sumter County and 15 injuries is a rough estimate.

Other notable tornado events in Florida

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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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