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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1123 AM EDT Sun Mar 13 2022

...NWS Damage Survey for 03/12/22 Tornado Event - Update #1

.Update...Updated Path Length/Width and Beginning/Ending Time. 

.SWMarion...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  26.6784 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   65.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/12/2022
Start Time:             07:45 AM EST
Start Location:         1 W Dunnellon / Marion County / FL
Start Lat/Lon:          29.0497 / -82.461

End Date:               03/12/2022
End Time:               08:20 AM EST
End Location:           5 E Ocala / Marion County / FL
End Lat/Lon:            29.1817 / -82.0462

Survey Summary:
A line of strong to severe storms passed through portions of
Marion County near Dunnellon and Ocala Saturday morning March 12,
2022. Damage from the first report of this tornado was near 
Dunnellon where a large billboard was knocked over and siding was 
peeled off a small professional building. The next concentration 
of damage was then reported on the south and east sides of Ocala 
where many trees were uprooted or knocked over, powerlines were 
downed, and numerous residences and an apartment building had 
damage.

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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.

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