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Tornado (EF2) — Sarasota, Florida

January 17, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
$12.0M
Tornado scale
EF2
Area
Sarasota

Event narrative (NOAA)

An NWS Storm Survey crew found damage to multiple homes and structures along the path of the tornado. One home on Siesta Key had the second floor collapse on to the first. Two people were injured in that home. The tornado was 350 yards wide as it came ashore on Siesta Key before narrowing to around 100 yards wide as it crossed the intercoastal waterways.

Other notable tornado events in Florida

Flz001>023 · March 12, 199325 killedOsceola · February 23, 199825 killedSanta Rosa · March 31, 196217 killedLake · February 2, 200713 killedSeminole · February 23, 199812 killedLake · February 2, 20078 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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