Whitfield Tornado - November 16, 2011

Whitfield (Sumter) EF-2 Tornado
November 16, 2011

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-2
Estimated Maximum Wind:	120 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	1 Injury
Damage Path Length:	1.5 miles
Maximum Path Width:	600 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	32.3633/-88.0894 at 707 am
Approximate End Point/Time:	32.3763/-88.0689 at 709 am

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage across southern Sumter County and assessed damage that was consistent with a tornado. An EF-2 tornado briefly touched down in Whitfield and moved northeastward, lifting just north of County Road 42. Along the short damage path, approximately 250 softwood trees were snapped and 50 hardwood trees were uprooted. Six homes and one double wide trailer were damaged, along with five outbuildings. Another home was destroyed along County Road 42, where one injury occurred.

Radar Data

This is an image of the 0.5 degree reflectivity data from KBMX at 707 am as the circulation passed between Kinterbush and Whitfield.
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This is an image of the 0.5 degree velocity (SRM) data from KBMX at 707 am as the circulation passed between Kinterbush and Whitfield.
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Storm Damage Images - Click to Enlarge

Significant roof damage

Debris field

Actual tornado image via Cuba FD

Home damage via Cuba FD

Major home damage via Cuba FD