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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Fri Aug 08 2003 - 07:49:16 EDT
Here is a local newspaper article with video and photos and more details:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/auto/epaper/editions/today/news_f333c26e83e141b000ef.html
"A tornado touched down Thursday evening in Palm Beach Gardens, then sliced
its way through Riviera Beach, leaving a wide swath of flattened mobile
homes, ripped-apart roofs and semi-trailers tossed aside like so many
children's toys.
The 27-minute onslaught left 30,000 people in northern Palm Beach County
without electricity, damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes, and turned
side streets into ponds and Interstate 95 into a parking lot."
--The preliminary storm report from the NWS is shown below.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 0800 PM EDT THU AUG 07 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... ....COUNTY LOCATION....
0513 PM 10 MILES N PGA BLVD FL TORNADO ON GROUND PALM BEACH PB EOC
0535 PM PB GARDENS/I-95 FL SKYWARN SPOTTER #331 PALM BEACH RPTD TORNADO DEBRIS VISIBLE
0537 PM GARDENS RD/ FL PB EOC RPTD TORNADO ON BLUE HERON BLD GROUND MOVING SOUTHEAST PALM BEACH ROOFS WERE DAMAGED .............................................................................. PB GARDENS FL GARDENS WALK MOTOR HOME PARK PALM BEACH OVERTURNED HOMES TREES/ETC. RPT BY PB SKYWARN COORDINATORS
RIVERA BEACH FL PEPSI PLANT ROOF DAMAGE/ INDUSTRIAL PARK TREES UPROOTED/DOWNED PALM BEACH
MILITARY TRAIL/ FL NO DAMAGE/ MULTIPLE MINOR INJURIES GARDENS ROAD REPORTED BY PB FIRE RESCUE VIA STATE WARNING POINT
GARDEN ROAD/ FL MULTIPLE MINOR INJURIES BLUE HERON BLVD REPORTED BY PB FIRE RESCUE VIA STATE WARNING POINT
CONGRESS AVE/ FL EXTENSIVE DAMAGE/NO INJURIES BLUE HERON BLVD REPORTED BY PB FIRE RESCUE VIA STATE WARNING POINT
0915 PM PRELIMINARY REPORT BY MFL WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST INITIAL ESTIMATE F-1 TORNADO PATH WIDTH 200-300 YARDS APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES PATH EXTENDING FROM PALM BEACH GARDENS TO RIVERA BEACH. REPEAT, THIS IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT. A MORE EXTENSIVE SURVEY WILL BE DONE DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS FRIDAY.
At 07:43 AM 8/8/2003 -0400, Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) wrote:
>http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030808/ap_on_re_us/florida_tornadoes_1 > >"RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. - A tornado carved a three-mile path of destruction >through north Palm Beach County, damaging or destroying 500 homes, flipping >semitrailers like toys and knocking out power to thousands of people. Only >minor injuries were reported.
-- =================================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist / Webmaster / Founder - WeatherMatrix 6000 Weather Enthusiasts Can't Be Wrong! www.weathermatrix.net
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