Damage Survey PNS (Max: EF1) from KKEY

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Max EF Rating Below: (EF1)

Count by Rating:

EF-1 ⇒ 1

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NOUS42 KKEY 211436
PNSKEY
FLZ076>078-221200-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Key West FL 
1030 AM EDT Mon Oct 21 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for the Hurricane Milton Tornado Event...

.OVERVIEW...One tornado in association with Hurricane Milton's 
distant passage to the west and northwest of the Florida Keys was 
observed as a landfalling waterspout. The subsequent tornado was 
associated with a developing low-topped supercell moving northward 
across the southwest portion of Key West. The tornado damage was 
rated with a peak intensity of EF-1.  


.Key West...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.3 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   60 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             10/08/2024
Start Time:             11:37 PM EDT
Start Location:         2 SW Key West / Monroe County / FL
Start Lat/Lon:          24.544 / -81.804

End Date:               10/08/2024
End Time:               11:39 PM EDT
End Location:           2 WSW Key West / Monroe County / FL
End Lat/Lon:            24.548 / -81.805

Survey Summary: A waterspout with a concentrated single vortex was 
observed on the oceanside moving north shortly prior to landfall in 
the Truman Annex section of Key West. The subsequent tornado moved 
north through a small complex of residential apartmentments. 
Numerous large hardwood tree limbs and a snapped set of umbrella 
tree trunks were noted, along with removed flashing and shingles 
from the corners of one of of the residential structurs. A light 
pole of lightweight composite spun material snapped just above its 
base along the western side of the the tornado circulation. It was 
this location that the maximum estimated peak wind of 95 mph was 
assessed. While not specifically rated, partially-filled trash 
(approximately 96 gallons) and recycling recepticles were lofted 
north and northeastward, with one impact breaking the window frame 
and shattering windows on one of the apartment facilities. The 
tornado bended very slightly west of due north, passing near a 
chapel facility snapping numerous healthy, solid-wood large limbs 
from a medium-sized gumbo limbo tree, as well as snappling the 
trunks of a medium-large hardwood tree of ill health and a loaded, 
unharvested medium-sized coconut palm. The differing directions of 
the damage path suggested the tornado likely continued as a narrow 
with estimated wind speeds of 80 to 90 mph. The tornado damage path 
ended in an undeveloped portion of the Truman Annex with no sign of 
continuation into the Key West-Truman Annex Inner Mole waterfront. 

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the 
following categories:

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph 
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph 
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph 
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph 
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph 
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject 
to change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS 
Storm Data.

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