Nanci
Alien Lover
I guess it could have been a lot worse. I am so, so afraid of tornados.
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Two die after tornado hits Lake City
The Associated Press
4:55 pm, March 7, 2008
LAKE CITY, Fla. (AP) _ Two people have died from injuries they received Friday when a tornado ripped through this north Florida city, officials said.
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A woman was killed when a tree fell on her mobile home and a man was killed while attempting to connect a generator after the power was knocked out by the twister which struck Friday morning, said Harvey Campbell, a spokesman for Columbia County Emergency Management.
Authorities have not identified the victims.
The tornado, which tore a swatch about 2½ miles in the northern part of Lake City, damaged a few businesses and more than 20 homes. Power is still out in much of the community, Campbell said.
The tornado was spawned by a fast-moving storm which raced across northern Florida, producing high winds and heavy rains.
State emergency officials said the tornadoes touched down in the tiny coastal town of Keaton Beach on the Gulf of Mexico and Capitola, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Tallahassee. In Capitola, a handful of homes were destroyed, while others were damaged.
Dian Chase, who lost her home in 1992 when Hurricane Andrew hit Homestead, was happy to survive the weather outside Tallahassee. She was knocked to the floor in her bedroom when high winds blew the home off its foundation, ripped away the roof and shredded the brick fireplace.
"It was just awful," said Chase. "This is my second round."
Nearby, high winds blew Vivian Norton's sport utility vehicle off the road and an 8-inch thick tree limb impaled the vehicle just after she and her daughter had gotten out.
"It was real scary," Norton said. "I just thank God we got out of it."
In Baker County, northwest of Jacksonville, Sheriff Joe
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Two die after tornado hits Lake City
The Associated Press
4:55 pm, March 7, 2008
LAKE CITY, Fla. (AP) _ Two people have died from injuries they received Friday when a tornado ripped through this north Florida city, officials said.
Continue to 2nd paragraph
A woman was killed when a tree fell on her mobile home and a man was killed while attempting to connect a generator after the power was knocked out by the twister which struck Friday morning, said Harvey Campbell, a spokesman for Columbia County Emergency Management.
Authorities have not identified the victims.
The tornado, which tore a swatch about 2½ miles in the northern part of Lake City, damaged a few businesses and more than 20 homes. Power is still out in much of the community, Campbell said.
The tornado was spawned by a fast-moving storm which raced across northern Florida, producing high winds and heavy rains.
State emergency officials said the tornadoes touched down in the tiny coastal town of Keaton Beach on the Gulf of Mexico and Capitola, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Tallahassee. In Capitola, a handful of homes were destroyed, while others were damaged.
Dian Chase, who lost her home in 1992 when Hurricane Andrew hit Homestead, was happy to survive the weather outside Tallahassee. She was knocked to the floor in her bedroom when high winds blew the home off its foundation, ripped away the roof and shredded the brick fireplace.
"It was just awful," said Chase. "This is my second round."
Nearby, high winds blew Vivian Norton's sport utility vehicle off the road and an 8-inch thick tree limb impaled the vehicle just after she and her daughter had gotten out.
"It was real scary," Norton said. "I just thank God we got out of it."
In Baker County, northwest of Jacksonville, Sheriff Joe
