1997 Miami tornado

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1997 Miami tornado
Meteorological history
Radar imagery of the storm that spawned the tornado
Formed	1:53 p.m. EDT (UTC−04:00) May 12, 1997
Dissipated	2:08 p.m. EDT (UTC−04:00) May 12, 1997
Duration	15 minutes
F1 tornado
on the Fujita scale
Highest winds	110 mph (180 km/h)
Overall effects
Fatalities	0
Injuries	12
Damage	$525,000
Areas affected	Miami, Florida, U.S.
Power outages	21,000 people

The 1997 Miami tornado (also known as the Great Miami Tornado)^[1] was an F1 tornado which touched down in Miami, Florida, on May 12, 1997. The tornado was captured by an elevated camera operated by the local television station WPLG.^[2]

Tornado summary

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The tornado formed at 1:53 p.m. EDT, initially touching down in the Silver Bluff Estates area.^[3] It then swept through Downtown Miami bypassing the city's skyscrapers. It crossed the MacArthur Causeway and the Venetian Causeway towards Miami Beach, sideswiping the cruise ship MS Sovereign of the Seas. The tornado lifted from the water halfway through Biscayne Bay and touched down briefly again in Miami Beach, flipping over a car and then dissipating. The Storm Prediction Center in Oklahoma had noted the possibility for tornadoes in the area and warned that there might be more to come. The tornado ultimately caused 12 injuries and $525,000 in damage,^[4] though no injuries were serious.^[5] The tornado's passage also cut power to 21,000 people.^[5]

References

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^ "'Great Miami Tornado' Touched Down 25 Years Ago Today". NBC 6 South Florida. Miami, Florida: NBCUniversal Media. May 12, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
^ Dorris, Luke (May 12, 2020). "Remembering "The Great Miami Tornado"". Local10.com. Miami, FLorida: WPLG Inc. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
^ Adrian. "Miami Tornado". Adrian's Weather. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
^ "Storm Report for F1 Tornado in Miami-Dade County". Storm Events Database. National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Franco, Debra; White, Donna Gehrke; Lantigua, John; Markowitz, Arnold; Grander, Ishia Sneed (May 13, 1997). "Twister! Hit-and-run tornado rakes Miami, Beach". The Miami Herald. No. 164. Miami, Florida. pp. 1A, 8A. Retrieved December 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Tornado outbreaks of 1997
January 23–24 March 1 May 12 May 27 (Jarrell, TX) July 2 October 23–28

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