UpdatedMon, Apr 12, 2021 at 7:11 pm ET
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A tornado with peak winds of 95 mph damaged homes near El Conquistador Parkway and IMG Academy and injured one person. (Manatee County Government)
The National Weather Service s Tampa Bay office initially said that there was no tornado in the area, but the damage was caused by strong straight-line winds. (Manatee County Government)
Manatee County EMS assisted one person injured in the storm. (Manatee County Government)
BRADENTON, FL The U.S. National Weather Service s Tampa Bay office confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in Bradenton Saturday afternoon, the NWS shared on Facebook Monday.
The tornado damaged homes and injured one person in a neighborhood off El Conquistador Parkway near IMG Academy. The tornado, which appeared around 5:45 p.m., had peak winds of 95 mph and was on the ground for about a half mile, NWS said.