The 2007 Groundhog Day tornado outbreak [2] was a localized but devastating tornado event that took place in central Florida early on February 2, 2007. Early morning temperatures had risen well above average for the season; combined with increased moisture and a powerful jet stream, this created enough instability and wind shear for thunderstorms to rotate and spawn tornadoes. The Groundhog Day Tornado Outbreak February 2, 2007 Synopsis: A deadly tornado event occurred across the NWS Melbourne County Warning Area within Lake and Volusia Counties during the early morning hours of February 2, 2007. A discontinuous swath of damage was observed from the town of Lady Lake (Lake County) NWS Radar Imagery of tornado warned areas as cold front moved through early in the morning on Feb 2nd, 2007. (NWS) The first tornado touched down at 3:08 a.m. near Wildwood. The Feb. 2 Groundhog Day tornado that roared through The Villages and Lady Lake formed in Wildwood at 3:08 a.m. The National Weather Service in Melbourne issued a tornado warning for Lake County at 3:06 a.m. Post-storm surveys indicated the tornado reached a peak intensity of EF-3 (155-160 mph) and had a track length of 16.5 miles. Florida’s worst tornado outbreak was in 1998 during Feb. 22-23, where seven tornadoes caused 42 deaths in a region roughly bounded by Port Orange, Orlando, and Cape Canaveral. Florida’s second worst tornado outbreak was called the Groundhog Day outbreak — and it devastated The Villages. It all began around 3 a.m. on Feb. 2, 2007. The Groundhog Day Tornado killed 21 people and injured 76 others. It was ultimately responsible for eight deaths in the Lady Lake area. From here, the tornado went on to kill another 13 people in the Lake Mack area. It was the second-deadliest tornado outbreak on record for Florida, with damages of nearly $220 million. The second deadliest tornado outbreak in the state happened 13 years ago on Groundhog Day. All tornadoes are not the same, but all tornadoes have the potential to cause great damage and death. A The 76 who survived their physical injuries from this Groundhog Day 2007 tornado outbreak endured emotional and psychological pain from a night forever burned into their memories. The 2007 Groundhog Day tornado outbreak [2] was a localized but devastating tornado event that took place in central Florida early on February 2, 2007. Early morning temperatures had risen well above average for the season; combined with increased moisture and a powerful jet stream, this created enough instability and wind shear for thunderstorms to rotate and spawn tornadoes. It was 14 years ago the Groundhog Day tornado outbreak transformed the lives of residents of Sumter, Lake and Volusia counties forever. It was the area’s second deadliest tornado event behind February 1998, which saw five twisters touch down in Central Florida, killing 42 people and destroying 2,600 homes. Thursday marks 16 years since the Groundhog Day tornado outbreak that killed 21 people in Central Florida.First Warning Meteorologist Eric Burris went up in Chopper 2 to survey how far those 16 years since deadly Groundhog Day tornado outbreak in Central FloridaSubscribe to WESH on YouTube now for more: more Orlando news: It was 3:04 a.m. in Lake County when a tornado warning was sent out, but most people were asleep and no one would see it. It was 14 years ago the Groundhog Day tornado outbreak transformed the live It was very early on Feb. 2, 2007 when a line of powerful storms moved in. Twenty-one people lost their lives, nearly 400 homes destroyed, and a nearly 70 mile line of destruction left behind. SOUTH FLORIDA 1998 GROUNDHOG DAY TORNADO OUTBREAK. Kim O. Brabander. National Weather Service NWFO, Miami, Florida. 1. INTRODUCTION Across south Florida, November through April marks the dry season with average rainfall during this time frame of less than 25 percent of the annual total. Severe weather and even thunderstorms in general are a rarity. Groundhog Day Tornado Survivor. After the #GroundHogDay tornado outbreak in 2007, I went to the Lake Mack area of Lake county to survey the damage (EF-3, 160mph), and talk to survivors. The 2007 Groundhog Day tornado outbreak [2] was a localized but devastating tornado event that took place in central Florida early on February 2, 2007. Early morning temperatures had risen well above average for the season; combined with increased moisture and a powerful jet stream, this created enough instability and wind shear for thunderstorms to rotate and spawn tornadoes. The 2007 Groundhog Day tornado outbreak [2] was a localized but devastating tornado event that took place in central Florida early on February 2, 2007. Early morning temperatures had risen well above average for the season; combined with increased moisture and a powerful jet stream, this created enough instability and wind shear for thunderstorms to rotate and spawn tornadoes. A rare Floridian tornadic event hits at an unusual time of day and month for the state, with 3 tornadoes from just 1 supercell alone.Sources: This is dependent on how damages are assessed by certain agencies as well as the significance of certain events (e.g. 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak when seven tornadoes struck the city of Grand Island, Nebraska in the same night; and the Dunrobin—Ottawa, Ontario—Gatineau, Quebec, Canada tornadoes in 2018 — of which there were seven
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