TAMPA BAY, Fla. — The National Weather Service said, in addition to two EF-2 tornadoes, four other tornadoes touched down in the Tampa Bay area last week during overnight severe weather.
It happened overnight on October 12.
The four additional tornadoes were EF-0, NWS said. They were in Sarasota, Oldsmar, Trinity and Belleair.
The estimated peak winds for all four were between 80-85 miles an hour.
The two stronger tornadoes caused significant damage to Crystal River and parts of Clearwater Beach and Dunedin; they reached peak winds of 125 mph and 115 mph, respectively.
There were no deaths or injuries reported with any of the tornadoes.
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ABC Action News Meteorologist Greg Dee said that the number of tornadoes isn't too unusual. The weaker tornadoes in Tinity and Oldsmar came from the same storm as the EF-2 tornado that impacted Clearwater Beach and Dunedin.
The tornadoes in Belleair and Sarasota were from the same storm as the EF-2 that impacted Crystal River.