Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF1
-- Length 3.2 Miles
-- Width 100 Yards
State FLORIDA
County/Area PASCO
WFO TBW
Report Source Emergency Manager
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2007-12-16 05:20 EST-5
Begin Location 6NNW LAND O LAKES
Begin Lat/Lon 28.3129/-82.509
End Date 2007-12-16 05:27 EST-5
End Location 7N LAND O LAKES
End Lat/Lon 28.3328/-82.47
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 1.00M
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative A strong cold front combined with the remnants of Tropical Depression Olga to produce hazardous weather in west central Florida. The tornado formed from a long-lived supercell thunderstorm that moved onshore from the Gulf of Mexico.
Event Narrative A housing annex worth $750,000 at the county jail was destroyed. The 125 female inmates living in the annex were evacuated before it was destroyed, resulting in zero injuries. There was also roof damage to a fire station, four vehicles were flipped and there were numerous trees and power poles downed.


    

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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 1.000M 0.00K
CLEARWATER BEACH PINELLAS CO. FL 12/16/2007 04:36 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 68 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NEW PORT RICHEY PASCO CO. FL 12/16/2007 04:52 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAND O LAKES PASCO CO. FL 12/16/2007 05:20 EST-5 Tornado EF1 0 0 1.000M 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 1.000M 0.00K