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2017 Clermont, Florida Tornado

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2017 Clermont, Florida Tornado
EF3 tornado
Happy TX Tornado 2

The Clermont, Florida EF3 near peak strength.
Date May 23, 2017
Times 1546-1621
Touchdown location 3:46 PM EST
Highest winds

160 mph (257 km/h)

Injuries 208
Fatalities 12
Damage $1 billion (2017 USD)
Areas affected Areas in and around Clermont, Florida
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Tornadoes of 2017 (Hitman)
The 2017 Clermont, Florida Tornado was a destructive and costly, rated high-end EF3 that struck Clermont, Florida in the afternoon hours of May 23, 2017. In all, 12 people were killed, along with 209 injuries, and $1 billion (2017 USD) in damages.

Around the same time as the Mt. Dora EF5 tornado, another strong tornado formed about 20 miles to the south-southwest. Forming in the Ferndale Preserve, the tornado initially caused widespread EF0 to EF1 damage limited to trees. The tornado grazed the westernmost parts of Montverde before hitting the La Finca Stables, killing several horses and crossing the Florida Turnpike, striking the southeast portions of Minneola, causing sporadic EF2 damage. The tornado then crossed into Clermont, striking many well-built homes, causing high-end EF2 damage in a few instances. Three were killed in this area. The funnel exited the residential area and damaged a small addition across Citrus Tower Blvd before striking the Clermont Pediatrics, Superior Residences of Clermont, and the Clermont Town Center plaza in succession, causing more high-end EF2 damage. It then crossed FL-50 and struck another plaza, ripping the roof off of the AT&T store that was directly in the core of the tornado's path, indicating EF3 damage.

The tornado also caused minimal EF1 damage to the Lowe's right next to the plaza. The tornado passed over Wilma Lake before directly striking the Epic Theatres of Clermont, causing EF3 damage to the plaza, with the collapse of several external walls and severe damage to the roof of the theater being noted. Eight people were killed in the theater. The tornado pressed south-southwest, causing EF1 damage to a BJ's as it moved across the Clermont Crossings parking lot, mangling and throwing many vehicles considerable distances. It then moved into the South Lake subdivision, causing widespread damage, with some instances of EF3 damage visible; one person was killed in this area. The tornado continued on into the Orange Mountain addition, causing EF1-EF0 damage as it began to weaken. The tornado eventually moved out over Lake Louisa and dissipated after traveling over the lake for nearly half a mile. In total, the tornado killed 12 people, injured over 200, caused over $1 billion in damages, and traveled for 9.5 miles.

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2017 Clermont, Florida Tornado • 2018 Smithville, Mississippi Tornado • 2018 El Reno, Oklahoma Tornado • 2018 Newcastle, Oklahoma Tornado • 2019 Coleridge, Nebraska Tornado • 2026 Eastport, Maine Tornado
Hitman's 2017 Tornadoes
2017 Mount Dora, Florida Tornado • 2017 Clermont, Florida Tornado • 2017 Bradenton, Florida Tornado • 2017 Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Tornado
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2017 Clermont, Florida Tornado
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