Event Record Details
| Event: | Tornado |
| Begin Date: | 15 Oct 2002,
12:55:00 PM EST |
| Begin Location: |
6 Miles West North West
of Red Level |
| Begin LAT/LON: |
29°00'N / 82°44'W |
| End Date: | 15 Oct 2002,
01:03:00 PM EST |
| End Location: |
6 Miles North West
of Red Level |
| End LAT/LON: |
29°02'N / 82°42'W |
| Length: |
3.00 Miles |
| Width: |
50 Yards |
| Magnitude: |
F0 |
| Fatalities: |
0 |
| Injuries: |
0 |
| Property Damage: |
$ 50.0K |
| Crop Damage: |
$ 0.0 |
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Description:
Low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico traveled along a stationary front into Levy county. One of the stronger storms in the vicinity of the stationary front produced a waterspout that moved inland into extreme northwest Citrus County near the Cross Florida Barge Canal. The tornado then proceeded to cross the the northwest corner of Citrus county and moved into the city of Inglis in Levy county.
In Citrus county, the damage began near the corner of West Rooster Crow Road and North Nighthawk. Significant tree damage was found near the Withlacoochee river along North Honey Jorden Point with damage width of 500 to 1,500 feet.
In Levy county, minor damage occurred to roof tops of businesses and major damage occurred to some mobile homes due to fallen trees. One small temporary church was destroyed as winds made it into the building, popped the roof, and the exterior walls collapsed. An eye witness 50 feet away reported the building was pulsating before it was destroyed and the rotating funnel curved down then paralleled the storm base. It is believed most of the wind damage was caused by the strong rear flank downdraft. The Inglis Police Chief estimated 60 homes were damaged during the event, mostly when trees or large limbs fell on the roofs.
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