Tornado, Miami-Dade
- When
- January 27, 7:52 PM EST to 7:53 PM EST
- Where
- Miami-Dade County, 2.47 mi SW of Miami Lake to 2.15 mi SSW of Miami Lake
- Rating
- EF0
- Path length
- 0.44 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 25.891, -80.324
Tornado likely began on W 20th Avenue and W 76th Street just east of the Palmetto Expressway, tracking ENE over the Palm Lakes neighborhood of Hialeah. Heaviest damage began a block to the east at the intersection of W 18th Lane and W 76th Street, where two vehicles were overturned. The heavy damage continued at homes in the 1800 block of W 76th Street, where minor roof damage was noted, along with many broken large tree branches, a couple of uprooted trees, awning and patio damage.
The tornado then tracked over a small lake, then over a home at W 16th Court and W 77th Street where a small patio roof was blown across the street. The damage pattern became quite discontinuous and spread-out to the east of W 16th Court, suggesting that the tornadic circulation had lifted. Estimated wind speeds with the section of the tornado from W 18th Lane to W 16th Court is 75-85 mph, in the upper end of the EF-0 range.
Scattered tree damage with estimated winds of 50-60 mph continued for about a mile to the ENE as far east as Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, but the scattered and spread-out nature of the damage suggests that it was mainly caused by downburst winds and not from the tornado which had lifted at W 16th Court.