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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1219 PM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/07/26 PALM SPRINGS NORTH EF0 TORNADO
OVERVIEW
A MID/UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE RESULTED IN AN ENVIRONMENT CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING SUPERCELLS. AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM EARLIER CONVECTION
IN THE GULF INITIATED NEW STORMS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. A SUPERCELL THAT FORMED ALONG THIS BOUNDARY,
CROSSED INTERSTATE 75 AND THE TURNPIKE IN EXTREME NORTHERN MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY AND PRODUCED A SHORT-LIVED EF0 TORNADO IN THE PALM SPRINGS
NORTH COMMUNITY.
PSN TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.57 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 0 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/07/2026
START TIME: 04:45 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 3 NW MIAMI LAKES / MIAMI-DADE COUNTY / FL
START LAT/LON: 25.9423 / -80.3323
END DATE: 04/07/2026
END TIME: 4:45 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 2 NW MIAMI LAKES / MIAMI-DADE COUNTY / FL
END LAT/LON: 25.9364 / -80.3258
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEYED THE PALM SPRINGS NORTH COMMUNITY
AND DETERMINED THE EF0 RATING BASED ON MOSTLY TREE AND POWER POLE
DAMAGE. THE SURVEY TEAM ALSO NOTED SCATTERED FENCE AND SIGNAGE DAMAGE.
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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