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F2 Tornado Rips Through Central Florida
Two Shelters Open; Hundreds Of Homes Damaged
POSTED: 10:18 am EST December 21, 2006
UPDATED: 8:17 pm EST December 25, 2006
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- An F2 tornado left widespread damage across Central Florida on Christmas Day.
The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado with winds around 120 mph touched down at an apartment complex in Daytona Beach on Monday afternoon.
WESH 2 Weather Plus meteorologist Amy Sweezey said F2 tornados produce wind speeds between 113 and 157 mph, similar to a Category 3 hurricane,
which produces winds between 111 and 130 mph.
The National Weather Service said it will send storm investigators to Leesburg and DeLand on Tuesday to determine if tornados touched down there, too.
People across Central Florida reported damage from the storms, including downed trees, damaged roofs, flipped trailers and injuries.
In Daytona Beach, the storms left a wide swath of damage, including downed trees and power lines and ripped off roofs, reported Volusia County bureau chief Claire Metz.
She said the primary area of damage is between Orange Avenue and International Speedway Boulevard and from Embry-Riddle University east to Beach Street.
The Sutton Place apartment complex on Nova Road, just west of Orange Avenue, was ravaged by an F2 tornado. Several of the buildings were demolished, with entire sides of buildings and the roof gone. Personal items, such as computers, furniture and Christmas trees, are exposed in the apartments.
Five people suffered minor injuries and a couple of people were briefly entrapped but they are OK.
Officials said there weren't more injuries because many people were not at home. Hundreds of people, including many college students, live in the apartments.
The entire place has been evacuated and the Red Cross has been called in to offer help. City officials have opened a shelter at the Daytona Beach City Church at 211 Bay Street.
The storm also caused extensive damage at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach. Small planes flipped over, and one of the planes slammed into a university building.
Officials said 5,100 customers in Daytona Beach were without power at one point. As of Monday night, 4,300 were still without power.
The storms destroyed nine power poles and numerous feet of electrical line. Crews will work through the night to restore power, and they hope to get all but 200 to 400 customers back in service within 24 hours.
The damage from the storm caused Daytona Beach officials to close the following roads: Nova Road from Orange Avenue to Bellevue; Clyde Morris from Richard Petty to Bellevue; Bellevue Extension closed; Ridgewood Avenue closed from International Speedway Boulevard to Magnolia; Segrave from International Speedway Boulevard to Magnolia and Beach Street from International Speedway Boulevard to Magnolia.
In DeLand, between 100 and 200 homes were damaged and seven people were hurt, including two seriously.
Officials said homes in four mobile home parks in an unincorporated area north of DeLand were affected, including Orangewood Mobile Home Park, Fernwood Mobile Home Park, Meadowlea Estates and Rosewood Mobile Home Park.
The American Red Cross has opened an emergency shelter at Liberty Baptist Church at 1365 W. Plymouth Ave. in DeLand for residents whose homes were damaged and who have lost electricity.
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F2 Tornado Rips Through Central Florida
Two Shelters Open; Hundreds Of Homes Damaged
POSTED: 10:18 am EST December 21, 2006
UPDATED: 8:17 pm EST December 25, 2006
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- An F2 tornado left widespread damage across Central Florida on Christmas Day.
The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado with winds around 120 mph touched down at an apartment complex in Daytona Beach on Monday afternoon.
WESH 2 Weather Plus meteorologist Amy Sweezey said F2 tornados produce wind speeds between 113 and 157 mph, similar to a Category 3 hurricane,
which produces winds between 111 and 130 mph.
The National Weather Service said it will send storm investigators to Leesburg and DeLand on Tuesday to determine if tornados touched down there, too.
People across Central Florida reported damage from the storms, including downed trees, damaged roofs, flipped trailers and injuries.
In Daytona Beach, the storms left a wide swath of damage, including downed trees and power lines and ripped off roofs, reported Volusia County bureau chief Claire Metz.
She said the primary area of damage is between Orange Avenue and International Speedway Boulevard and from Embry-Riddle University east to Beach Street.
The Sutton Place apartment complex on Nova Road, just west of Orange Avenue, was ravaged by an F2 tornado. Several of the buildings were demolished, with entire sides of buildings and the roof gone. Personal items, such as computers, furniture and Christmas trees, are exposed in the apartments.
Five people suffered minor injuries and a couple of people were briefly entrapped but they are OK.
Officials said there weren't more injuries because many people were not at home. Hundreds of people, including many college students, live in the apartments.
The entire place has been evacuated and the Red Cross has been called in to offer help. City officials have opened a shelter at the Daytona Beach City Church at 211 Bay Street.
The storm also caused extensive damage at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach. Small planes flipped over, and one of the planes slammed into a university building.
Officials said 5,100 customers in Daytona Beach were without power at one point. As of Monday night, 4,300 were still without power.
The storms destroyed nine power poles and numerous feet of electrical line. Crews will work through the night to restore power, and they hope to get all but 200 to 400 customers back in service within 24 hours.
The damage from the storm caused Daytona Beach officials to close the following roads: Nova Road from Orange Avenue to Bellevue; Clyde Morris from Richard Petty to Bellevue; Bellevue Extension closed; Ridgewood Avenue closed from International Speedway Boulevard to Magnolia; Segrave from International Speedway Boulevard to Magnolia and Beach Street from International Speedway Boulevard to Magnolia.
In DeLand, between 100 and 200 homes were damaged and seven people were hurt, including two seriously.
Officials said homes in four mobile home parks in an unincorporated area north of DeLand were affected, including Orangewood Mobile Home Park, Fernwood Mobile Home Park, Meadowlea Estates and Rosewood Mobile Home Park.
The American Red Cross has opened an emergency shelter at Liberty Baptist Church at 1365 W. Plymouth Ave. in DeLand for residents whose homes were damaged and who have lost electricity.
Copyright 2006 by WESH.COM.
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