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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMiami was hit by a tornado early this morning
Palm Beach Country - no deaths but some serious damage and power cuts
Stay safe folks
mnhtnbb
(31,319 posts)Please?
Editing to add, please don't misunderstand my statement.
Tornado damage is no joke and I feel awful for anyone having to deal with it, especially if people
are hurt.
malaise
(267,813 posts)Apparently not
heaven05
(18,124 posts)in Florida, right??
malaise
(267,813 posts)Here's a very good read with stats
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/interactive/sfl-florida-history-of-tornadoes-20160217-htmlstory.html
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Although tornadoes in Florida are hardly an anomaly, this seasons strong El Niño climate conditions have made them more common than usual. Case in point: This weeks rash of twisters across the state including three in South Florida.
Use the map below to view the 398 tornadoes that have struck Florida between 2005 and 2015. Search for an address or select a storm intensity F0 is the weakest and F3 the strongest (Florida has not seen a monster F4 or F5 twister).
Even when El Niño isnt kicking up the atmosphere, tornadoes strike Florida at a rate that ranks highest in the U.S. an annual average of 12.2 per 10,000 square miles. However, many of those tornadoes are of the weaker variety. Florida ranks among the lowest in tornadoes categorized as severe or extremely dangerous.
419 tornadoes have formed in South Florida since 1950. In that 65-year span, with Palm Beach County seeing more than Broward or Miami-Dade.
I was going to research it, but I figured I could get a good lead here. Interesting. Because of the midwest monsters, I never really thought about tornadoes in Fla. proper.