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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
917 AM EDT THU APR 4 2024
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/03/2024 THUNDERSTORM WIND EVENT
SUMTER COUNTY FLORIDA...
OVERVIEW
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVED ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON OF 04/03/2024 WITH
WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WIND GUSTS. EMBEDDED WITHIN THE
LARGER CONVECTIVE SYSTEM, AN ISOLATED CELL EXPERIENCED A LOCAL
SURGE, PRODUCING A BRIEF DOWNBURST THAT IMPACTED SEVERAL HOMES AND
STRUCTURES JUST TO THE EAST OF BUSHNELL, FLORIDA IN CENTRAL
SUMTER COUNTY.
SUMTER COUNTY WIND EVENT
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 75 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.4 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 150 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: APR_03_2024
START TIME: 2:32 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 2 ESE BUSHNELL, FL
START LAT/LON: 28.65239 / -82.06245
END DATE: APR_03_2024
END TIME: 2:35 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 2.5 ESE BUSHNELL, FL
END LAT/LON: 28.65100 / -82.05621
A BRIEF SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED AFTER THE EVENT TO SURVEY THE AREA.
DAMAGE PATTERN WAS CONSISTENT WITH A STRAIGHT-LINE WIND EVENT AS
ALL DAMAGE WAS ORIENTED IN AN E-W FASHION ALONG THE LEADING EDGE
OF THE LINE SURGE INDICATED BY RADAR.
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
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