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Tornado (EF3) — Lake, Florida

February 2, 2007 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
13
Direct injuries
9
Property damage
$46.0M
Tornado scale
EF3
Area
Lake

Event narrative (NOAA)

The mesocyclone that produced the Lady Lake tornado reintensified and produced a second F3 tornado in a rural area west southwest of Paisley. The tornado move east northeast at over 50 MPH toward the Lake Mack area just west of the St. Johns river. The tornado produced a quarter mile wide track across the Lake Mack area destroying 86 residences and damaging 144. Many mobile homes were completely destroyed. Thirteen people died in mobile homes.

Other notable tornado events in Florida

Osceola · February 23, 199825 killedSeminole · February 23, 199812 killedLake · February 2, 20078 killedSt. Lucie · October 9, 20246 killedCalhoun · September 15, 20044 killedOrange · February 22, 19983 killed

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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