At least 10 tornadoes rip through Florida and Georgia

[flashl]

Source: Reuters

CAPITOLA, Florida (Reuters) - Tornadoes cut through Florida and Georgia on Friday, blowing homes off foundations, felling power lines and snapping majestic oak trees as a record series of winter tornadoes continued to pound the United States.

The National Weather Service had preliminary reports of at least 10 tornadoes that flipped cars, damaged homes and interrupted power supplies in northern Florida and southern Georgia. Minor injuries were reported, but no deaths.

Florida resident Joe Thornton said had left for work when he got a call that a tornado had ripped through his house in Capitola, near the state capital Tallahassee.

He returned home to find pieces of his neighbor's metal roof wrapped around his trees. His mules, Curly and Ella, were covered in grass and broken twigs and were grumpy but unhurt.

Reuters

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN3732838320080307

[uppityperson]

1. NWS shows a couple deaths.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/080307_rpts.html

Note, this image is for "today", whatever day today is, that will show here.

[lovuian]

2. it just seems that the winds seem to be picking up

all over the country

[Orsino]

9. I've wondered whether the world is getting breezier.

It's seemed that way to me for the past couple of years, but I've seen no statistics.

Is it too much to hope for--that global warming might actually increase useful wind resources?

[Mojorabbit]

5. We are under a tornado watch

here in central fla. My weather alarm went off last night or actually at 4am this morning with one. It is raining cats and dogs.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

10. We also were under one here in North Carolina this morning.

Same- NOAA let me know all about it. As I grumbled while shutting the radio off, DH said to go back to sleep. In my infinite 4am wisdom, I mumbled "If I'm sleeping, how do I watch?"

[SpiralHawk]

3. "Global climate change is just lib-rul media lies." - republicons

[LaStrega]

4. Operative word ...

Climate *Change* ... every one I've talked to (here at work) has agreed that this winter has been pretty brutal. A Star Tribune article reported, as of 21 February, a "recent streak" of below zero temperatures was at 21 days. We've had more sub-zero days/nights since then.

I mean I know it's Minnesota ... but jeeze! I went to get in my car today and thought "... hmmm ... it's not so bad out for a change." Got in my car which has an outdoor temperature gauge and it was 7-degrees. 7! Now the forcast for as soon as Wednesday is 45-degrees. No wonder seemingly everyone in the damned state has a cold.

[spag68]

6. Temps

according to my gas bill, we here on Long Island are 4 degrees above last year on average. However my gas bill is higher, who would have thought.

[DLnyc]

7. Bad

1225
CAPITOLA
LEON
FL
3045
8409
*** 1 INJ *** FOUR HOUSES WERE DESTROYED ON WHITE HOUSE ROAD AND CAPITOLA ROAD. BASED ON THE LATEST REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT...IT APPEARS THERE WERE NO FATALITIES I (TAE)

1230
CHAIRES
LEON
FL
3044
8412
SEVERAL HOUSES DAMAGED, TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN (TAE)

1330
KEATON BEACH
TAYLOR
FL
2982
8359
A HOUSE WAS DAMAGED BY A POSSIBLE TORNADO ON MARINE DRIVE AND BEACH ROAD. THE SALEM NOAA WEATHER RADIO WAS KNOCKED OFF THE AIR. POWER LINES WERE ALSO DOWNED WITH ONE PO (TAE)

1445
LAKE CITY
COLUMBIA
FL
3019
8262
A NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM IS ASSESSING SIGNIFICANT TORNADO DAMAGE IN LAKE CITY. AN ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE MAGNITUDE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED YET. INITIAL SURVEY REPORTS INC (JAX)

1445
1 ENE LAKE CITY
COLUMBIA
FL
3020
8262
*** 2 FATAL *** ONE DIRECT FATALITY WAS DUE TO TREE DOWN ON MOBILE HOME. FEMALE FATALITY WAS IN MOBILE HOME AT 649 NE GIBBS TERRACE. ONE INDIRECT FATALITY WAS DUE TO A (JAX)

1450
N LAKE CITY
COLUMBIA
FL
3019
8264
WIDESPREAD DAMAGE NORTH SIDE OF LAKE CITY. OVERTURNED VEHICLES AND BUILDING DAMAGE. (JAX)

1510
4 E TAYLOR
BAKER
FL
3043
8223
ONE RESIDENCE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND ONE RESIDENCE HAD TIN ROOF BLOWN OFF DUE TO POSSIBLE TORNADO. LOCATIONS WERE ALONG O.C HORNE ROAD AND GOLDEN GRASS FARMS LANE (JAX)

. . . (Many more, unfortunately)

http://www.spc.no aa.gov/climo/reports/today.html

[LaStrega]

8. I've turned my heat down to *45*-degrees in my house!

I have a large 5-bedroom house, my heating bill is still at least $250/month ... during this cold snap it's been upwards of $350. Ugh.

(Note: I have a space heater in my bedroom and the bathroom.)