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152 NOUS42 KTBW 201854 PNSTBW FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-139-142-148-149-151-155-160-162-165- 239-242-248-249-251-255-260-262-265-210700- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 254 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2020 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/20/2020 TORNADO EVENT... .Overview...Video showed a waterspout moving onshore of the coast in Homosassa, and that same area of rotation continued along a nearly easterly path. This created a narrow damage path starting across a mobile home park near Buzzard Point causing 7 structures with minor damage and 2 structures with major damage. Several trees were then downed or snapped in the Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park, and snapped power poles, a billboard down, the sail of a gas station blown off, and one business with major damage on US Highway 19 and Grover Cleveland Boulevard before lifting. .Citrus County Tornado... Rating: EF-0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 7.25 miles Path Width /maximum/: 35 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: April 20, 2020 Start Time: 9:39 AM EDT Start Location: 3 miles W of Homosassa Start Lat/Lon: 28.7899/-82.6938 End Date: April 20, 2020 End Time: 9:48 AM EDT End Location: Homosassa Springs End Lat/Lon: 28.8020/-82.5755 EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph EF5...Violent...>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. $$