NWS confirms tornado touched down in Pinellas County
Frame from SkyTower Radar shows the tornado over Pinellas County.
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down in Pinellas County Thursday night as a line of strong storms made its way through the Tampa Bay area.
The NWS damage survey said the tornado had an EF-0 rating with estimated peak winds of 85 mph.
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The tornado touched down at 10:38 p.m. in the area of Oakdale Terrace in Seminole, and stayed on the ground for just over 9 miles as it made its way east-northeast before ending 10 minutes later in Pinellas Park.
The National Weather Service said the tornado knocked down and uprooted trees, ripped numerous carports off of homes, and caused a crane to collapse onto I-275.
One person was injured after a tree landed on a home.