Jason Harris
EF5
Article on alleged tornadoes in FL and GA:
http://www.news4jax.com/weather/22302174/detail.html?hpt=T2
http://www.news4jax.com/weather/22302174/detail.html?hpt=T2
*added ALA storm front moving east out of the Panhandle and fueled by moisture out of the Gulf of Mexico spawned severe weather across the northern tier of Florida Thursday morning. Tornado warnings went up for area counties between 12:40 and 2:45 p.m., and Channel 4 reporters confirmed storm damage in Bradford, Clay, Nassau and St. Johns counties.
Brick building in St. George destroyed
Photo by Jessica Parnell
This brick building in St. George, Ga., was destroyed early Thursday afternoon by what residents believe was a tornado.
"There likely was a tornado on the ground near Starke, and it's now moving east," Gaughan said during extended weather coverage 1:20 p.m.
"It was a wall of rain and wind and I just jumped into the bathtub with my cat. My house was shaking and I'm in a brick, very secure house," Starke resident Julie Morris said. "When I got out, I looked toward my neighbors, who live in two mobile homes, and half of one of the mobile homes is totally gone. My neighbor's sheds were gone, barns are gone, trees are gone. It's a huge mess out here right now."
Residents in Taylor, in Baker County, reported seeing a tornado, and another tornado was reported on the ground near Raiford in Bradford County. Channel 4's Jim Piggott reports a vacant building collapsed and there is significant tree damage in St. Georgia, just over the Florida-Georgia border in Charlton County.
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