The National Weather Service has conducted a damage survey to the multiple mobile homes who lost their roofs in Pinellas Park and concluded this was microburst damage. Straight-line winds around 60mph from the northwest to the southeast occurred near 62nd Ave N and I-275 overnight June 23 just after 11pm. Below is a brief damage summary and link to the damage survey with photos included.
An area of strong thunderstorms moved south across central Pinellas county Tuesday June 23, 2009
between 11 PM and midnight. The thunderstorms generally produced winds of 40 to 50 MPH, however
a micorburst occurred in Pinellas Park which produced winds of approximately 60 MPH which caused
damage to numerous homes in the Southernaire Mobile Home Park on 62nd Ave N, just west of
Interstate 275. One tree and numerous limbs were downed just northwest of the mobile home park
along 27th St North from 59th Ave N to 62nd Ave N. Linear damage occurred from northwest to southeast
in this area which indicates this was the result of straight line winds and not a tornado. Most damage in
the mobile home park was the result of wind getting under carports and lifting them up and over
homes, in some cases taking part of the roof off the home where the carport was attached.
