CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. — A tornado touched down in the Crystal River area of Citrus County on Sunday, Spectrum Bay News 9's weather experts confirmed.


What You Need To Know

  • Officials said most of the damage reported is from the Ft. Island Trail off Roy Thomas Road.

  • There were no injuries reported

  • ABOVE: Tuesday afternoon report from Spectrum Bay News 9's Melissa Eichman

It most likely started as a waterspout around 6 p.m. and became classified as a tornado once it touched ground.

Officials said most of the damage reported is from the Ft. Island Trail off Roy Thomas Road.

The National Weather Service said the buildings damaged were already in poor shape. There were no injuries reported.

Video posted on the Facebook page of Crystal River Mayor Joe Meek showed a resident in a boat as the tornado passed through.

Meek said the structures were unoccupied and located outside city limits.