2017 Clermont, Florida Tornado

2017 Clermont, Florida Tornado

EF3 tornado
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
Part of the 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.

Gallery

The Clermont, Florida EF3 near peak strength.

High-end EF3 damage in Clermont.

Size of hail from the storm that produced the Clermont EF3 compared to a golf ball.

Hitman's Notable Tornadoes 1

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Tornado • 2021 Piedmont - Guthrie, Oklahoma Tornado • 2021 Piedmont, Oklahoma tornado • 2021 Gladstone, New Mexico Tornado • 2023 Dallas, Texas Tornado • 2023 Memphis, Tennessee Tornado • 2023 Jefferson County, Arkansas Tornado • 2023 Pulaski County, Arkansas Tornado • 2023 Arkansas County, Arkansas Tornado • 2023 Desha County, Arkansas Tornado2023 Phillips County, Arkansas Tornado • 2023 Coahoma County, Mississippi Tornado • 2023 Quitman County, Mississippi Tornado • 2023 Pontotoc County, Mississippi Tornado • 2023 Union County, Mississippi Tornado • 2023 Noxubee County, Mississippi • 2020 Macon, Mississippi Tornado • 2023 Delhi, Louisiana Tornado • 2023 LaSalle Parish, Louisiana Tornado • 2023 Madison Parish, Louisiana Tornado • 2023 Amite County, Mississippi Tornado • 2023 Pike County, Mississippi Tornado • 2023 Liberty, Mississippi Tornado • 2023 Gloster, Mississippi Tornado • 2023 Pearl River County, Mississippi Tornado • 2023 Clay County, Mississippi Tornado • 2023 Warren County, Mississippi Tornado • 2023 Madison County, Mississippi Tornado • 2023 Rankin County, Mississippi Tornado • 2023 Leflore County, Mississippi Tornado • 2023 Sunflower County, Mississippi Tornado • 2023 Grenada County, Mississippi Tornado • 2023 Neshoba County, Mississippi Tornado • 2023 Lauderdale County, Mississippi Tornado • 2023 Marion County, Alabama Tornado • 2023 Winston County, Alabama Tornado • 2023 Itawamba County, Mississippi Tornado • 2023 Tishomingo County, Mississippi Tornado • 2023 Rockdale County, Georgia Tornado • 2023 Walton County, Georgia Tornado • 2023 Habersham County, Georgia Tornado • 2023 Banks County, Georgia Tornado • 2023 Ackworth, Georgia Tornado • 2023 Cumming, Georgia Tornado • 2023 Edgefield, South Carolina Tornado • 2023 Newton County, Georgia Tornado • 2023 Taliaferro County, Georgia Tornado • 2023 Hancock County, Georgia Tornado • 2023 Glasscock County, Georgia Tornado • 2023 Brantley County, Georgia Tornado • 2023 Pierce County, Georgia Tornado • 2023 Bacon County, Georgia Tornado • 2023 Jeff Davis County, Georgia Tornado • 2023 Long County, Georgia Tornado • 2023 Liberty County, Georgia Tornado • 2023 Orangeburg County, South Carolina Tornado • 2023 Chandler, Minnesota Tornado • 2025 Harrisburg-Reading-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Tornado • 2026 Eastport, Maine Tornado • 2027 Tuscaloosa, Alabama Tornado • 2028 Wray, Colorado tornado • 2028 Lone Grove, Oklahoma Tornado • 2028 Mulhall, Oklahoma Tornado

Hitman's 2017 EF3 Tornadoes
2017 Clermont, Florida Tornado