START TIME: 03:49 PM EST
START LOCATION: 2 NE SEMINOLE / PINELLAS COUNTY / FL
START LAT/LON: 27.8637 / -82.7524
END DATE: 12/16/2020
END TIME: 04:11 PM EST
END LOCATION: 3 SSW TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT / / FL
END LAT/LON: 27.9345 / -82.5532
The survey from the NWS found that a thunderstorm over the Gulf of Mexico was rotating and weakened as it moved onshore. The storm spun up again quickly and dropped a violent tornado in parts of the Bayou Club, then crossed Belcher Road and hit an industrial park where the greatest damage was observed.
Buildings had uplift and removal of roof decking and outer walls collapsed. Two buildings were destroyed and five had major damage. Several buildings in a boat storage facility had major damage and large 2-ton boats were thrown about.