A trio of tornadoes — two in Florida and one in Virginia — touched down in the past three consecutive days, causing serious damage in some places and even prompting the city of Virginia Beach to declare a local state of emergency.
and had winds of 80 mph. After crossing Interstate 95, it hit an apartment complex, damaging the corners of roughly half a dozen roofs. It lasted five minutes and tracked 0.8 miles.
The tornado touched down at 5:10 p.m. near the highway, then breezed past the Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center before making a trek up U.S. Route 1. Eventually the tornado lifted before reaching Juno Beach.Winds were estimated at 130 mph, placing the tornado at the far upper end of EF2 strength. Numerous videos of the tornado emerged on social media, including one that captured a vehicle stopped in an intersection being lifted by the twister.
“There was relatively strong deep-layer shear with the subtropical jet [stream] and enhanced mid-level westerlies overhead,” he said. “Most of the low-level helicity [spin] was rooted on the sea breeze. But why we had a high-end EF2 rather than a quick EF0, we couldn’t exactly tell you. That’s rare.”Surprisingly, Sunday’s setup featured more classic tornado ingredients, and yet twisters failed to materialize.
Florida has had an extended period of active severe weather of late. The Sunshine State logged three consecutive days with hail the size of tennis balls or larger. On April 24, Thonotosossa, about 30 miles east-northeast of Tampa along Interstate 4, received hail up to 3 inches in diameter, the size of a baseball. Hail that size also fell Tuesday in Mascotte and near Four Corners in Lake County, one county away from Orlando.
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