March 14, 2017 Central Broward County Tornado

NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR BROWARD COUNTY TORNADO EVENT

.OVERVIEW...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY CREW FOUND EVIDENCE
OF A TORNADO WITH A DISCONTINUOUS TRACK THROUGH PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY THIS MORNING. THE TORNADO WAS FORMED FROM
A STORM ALONG A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS MORNING.

.BROWARD TORNADO...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated peak wind:    95 mph
Path length (statute):  4.75 miles
Path width (maximum):   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0


Damage Path (KMZ format)

Start date:             03/14/2017
Start time:             01:18 AM EDT
Start location:         6 WNW COOPER CITY
Start lat/lon:          26.1019 / -80.3464

End date:               03/14/2017
End time:               01:27 AM EDT
End location:           2 NW PLANTATION
End_lat/lon:            26.1329 / -80.2782

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 event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.