Tornadoes in Florida

[habs71]

I hope all the BB members in Florida, and their families, are OK. Watching it on CNN..pretty devastating!


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[Samm]

Everything good here in Orlando......waiting for everyone else to check in....

[cpryslek]

i briefly heard about the tornados. where did they hit? i heard one hit the new srynma beach area. we have a timeshare there. and also i have a brother that lives in the satelitte beach area and a sister that lives in coral springs area.

[habs71]

From CNN.com..


"LADY LAKE, Florida (CNN) -- Suspected tornadoes killed at least 14 people early Friday in central Florida, leaving catastrophic destruction in their wake, a Lake County official said.

"We have complete devastation of homes, businesses, religious institutions," said Christopher Patton of the Lake County Emergency Operations Center. "It was unlike perhaps even the hurricanes of 2004."

Awaking residents hours before dawn, the storms also walloped Volusia and Sumter counties, toppling trees and power lines and sending tractor-trailers careering off Interstate 4....
The disaster prompted Florida Gov. Charlie Crist to declare a state of emergency in those counties and Lake and Seminole counties."


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[Suz Stickville]

OK ... in Tallahassee..... just downed tree limbs ..... and a few trees not near the house..... LOTS of rain..

[kimtoo]

my rain guage overflowed at 6 inches...most of that fell over a 12 hr period .

Other than being quite soggy,all is well in Gainesville.

[Missi]

We didn't get anything in Souothwest Florida. Hope everyone is okay!

[Ginich]

We got a lot of wind and rain last night and early morning but it's just been overcast and drizzly all day. Sarasota is fine but those north of Orlando got hit pretty hard in the middle of the night-pics on TV were awful.

[Casa Amazona]

The tornadoes hit probably around 10 miles from where I live. I didn't know anything about it until my nephew called this morning to make sure I'm okay. It's quite a mess southwest of here. I don't believe Satellite Beach was in the path, although there was another weather band that was expected to pass there today.

[Samm]

Joanie:
I was thinking about you yesterday, glad you're OK.....

Hope to see you at the bird show tomorrow?