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NOUS42 KTBW 272023
PNSTBW
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
423 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/26/2026 PARRISH TORNADO
DURING THE AFTERNOON OF TUESDAY, MAY 26TH, 2026, A DEVELOPING
THUNDERSTORM MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN MANATEE
COUNTY ENCOUNTERED THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH-TO-SOUTH ORIENTED BAY
BREEZE BOUNDARY EAST OF TAMPA BAY, AND A LINGERING EAST-TO-WEST
ORIENTED BOUNDARY GENERATED BY OUTFLOW FROM EARLIER CONVECTION
LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF PARRISH NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF U.S.
HWY 301 AND SR 62. AS THE DEVELOPING STORM MOVED ACROSS THE AREA,
ITS UPDRAFT INGESTED THE INTERSECTING BOUNDARIES, RESULTING IN A
SMALL AREA OF QUICKLY STRENGTHENING ROTATION EVIDENT VIA KTBW
RADAR THAT THEN CROSSED U.S. HWY 301 BEFORE BRIEFLY PRODUCING A
TORNADO JUST NORTH AND WEST OF THE HIGHWAY. THE TORNADO WAS SHORT-
LIVED, AND TRAVELED JUST UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE BEFORE
LIFTING.
PARRISH TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 65 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.24 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 25 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/26/2026
START TIME: 05:37 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 2 N PARRISH / MANATEE COUNTY / FL
START LAT/LON: 27.6123 / -82.4225
END DATE: 05/26/2026
END TIME: 05:38 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 2 N PARRISH / MANATEE COUNTY / FL
END LAT/LON: 27.6157 / -82.4215
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF U.S. HWY 301, WHERE
THE RESIDENT OF A HOME ALONG LOCH NESS GLN WITNESSED DAMAGE TO
THE BACKYARD FENCE. THE RESIDENT REPORTED THAT THE TORNADO LIFTED
SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WHILE ANOTHER AREA RESIDENT WITNESSED DEBRIS
BEING LOFTED IN AN OPEN FIELD JUST TO THE NORTH PRIOR TO THE
TORNADO LIFTING. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE OR REPORTS WERE RECEIVED.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>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.
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