1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Tampa radar (KTBW), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:40 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A weak short-lived tornado touched down and caused minor roof damage to a few homes, carports, porches and downed a couple of trees and power lines, in the Sun Acres area near County Road 542 and Thornhill Road.
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