Post by Flyrfn144 on Dec 16, 2007 12:51:58 GMT -5
A cold front is making its away across the state, and it brought bad weather rumbling into Central Florida early Sunday.
Wind advisories are in effect for Sumter and Polk counties until 6 p.m. Sunday.
Tornado warnings were issued throughout the morning in Sumter, Lake, Volusia and Seminole counties throughout Sunday morning. Additionally, tornado watches were issued for Brevard, Orange and Polk counties.
The worst reported damage was of a tree that fell on a home in Winter Garden. There was no word of injuries.
There were several reports of traffic lights and trees down throughout Lake, Volusia and Seminole counties.
The rain provided some much needed relief for the dry conditions in the area, but it would only be temporary. Red flag warnings were expected to be issued as early as Tuesday, because much drier and colder weather was expected behind the cold front.
Wind chill advisories were expected Sunday night and into Monday morning
LAND O' LAKES, Fla.(AP)
An apparent tornado demolished a jail building and overturned vehicles early Sunday in central Florida, authorities said. No injuries were reported.
The storm was reported about 5:15 a.m. in Pasco County, the National Weather Service said.
One of two minimum-security annex buildings at the Pasco County Jail in Land O' Lakes was destroyed, sheriff's spokesman Doug Tobin said. The approximately 125 female inmates it housed had been evacuated moments earlier to the main jail.
"A few seconds after shutting the door is when that structure basically collapsed," Tobin said.
The destroyed building was a temporary structure used to ease overcrowding and designed to withstand winds up to 110 miles per hour, according to a county Web site.
A second annex, housing about 100 male inmates, did not sustain any serious damage, Tobin said. The roof was damaged on the main prison building, which holds about 950 inmates.
Pasco County is north of Tampa Bay on Florida's Gulf Coast.
Overnight in Florida we had Tornado Watches and Warnings throughout the state and the weather was just horrible this morning. I woke up at 7 O clock this morning and came down stairs to a tornado warning in my area and it was almost pitch black outside and rain was blowing every which way with gusts up to 85 MPH. Crazy weather, especially around this time of year. So, how's the weather in your neck of the woods?
Wind advisories are in effect for Sumter and Polk counties until 6 p.m. Sunday.
Tornado warnings were issued throughout the morning in Sumter, Lake, Volusia and Seminole counties throughout Sunday morning. Additionally, tornado watches were issued for Brevard, Orange and Polk counties.
The worst reported damage was of a tree that fell on a home in Winter Garden. There was no word of injuries.
There were several reports of traffic lights and trees down throughout Lake, Volusia and Seminole counties.
The rain provided some much needed relief for the dry conditions in the area, but it would only be temporary. Red flag warnings were expected to be issued as early as Tuesday, because much drier and colder weather was expected behind the cold front.
Wind chill advisories were expected Sunday night and into Monday morning
LAND O' LAKES, Fla.(AP)
An apparent tornado demolished a jail building and overturned vehicles early Sunday in central Florida, authorities said. No injuries were reported.
The storm was reported about 5:15 a.m. in Pasco County, the National Weather Service said.
One of two minimum-security annex buildings at the Pasco County Jail in Land O' Lakes was destroyed, sheriff's spokesman Doug Tobin said. The approximately 125 female inmates it housed had been evacuated moments earlier to the main jail.
"A few seconds after shutting the door is when that structure basically collapsed," Tobin said.
The destroyed building was a temporary structure used to ease overcrowding and designed to withstand winds up to 110 miles per hour, according to a county Web site.
A second annex, housing about 100 male inmates, did not sustain any serious damage, Tobin said. The roof was damaged on the main prison building, which holds about 950 inmates.
Pasco County is north of Tampa Bay on Florida's Gulf Coast.
Overnight in Florida we had Tornado Watches and Warnings throughout the state and the weather was just horrible this morning. I woke up at 7 O clock this morning and came down stairs to a tornado warning in my area and it was almost pitch black outside and rain was blowing every which way with gusts up to 85 MPH. Crazy weather, especially around this time of year. So, how's the weather in your neck of the woods?
