Area cleans up after powerful storm
2014年12月9日Area cleans up after powerful storm
About a minute into her recording, the wind became stronger, the sky turned "a funky color" and the trees creaked like they would topple over, she said.
Seconds later, Palmer heard a roar as the thunderstorm became violent.
The blinding white combination of heavy rain, high winds and breaking trees forced Palmer to run into her home before the storm reached her. A few minutes later, the tree outside her apartment plummeted through http://www.nflbearsofficial.com/Nike-Kyle-Fuller-Jersey.html her window, sending 8 inch shards of glass across her living room, she said.
"It was a miracle I wasn’t sitting on the couch in front of the window," she said. "It was definitely not a normal storm."
Several buildings over from Tim Jennings Jersey Palmer’s home, a large oak tree had toppled onto one of the buildings, trapping a family of seven, a woman and her daughter inside. Both were later rescued by Gainesville Fire Rescue firefighters and taken to the hospital, with the girl having minor injuries.
The series of severe thunderstorms Sunday evening caused strong winds, lightning, heavy downpours and in some areas, hail, said Jeff Bielling, assistant director at Alachua County Emergency Management. Across the county, residents reported fallen trees, downed power lines and in one instance, a man who said he was hit by lightning while in a shed, Bielling said.
In Newberry, the BP gas station on North Main Street suffered severe damage when its roof folded and collapsed after intense winds struck the area. Nearby, a tree fell on an apartment on County Road 235. No injuries were reported in either incident, Bielling said.
In Clay County, intense winds caused a tree to fall on a 115,000 volt transmission line that powers the Salt Springs substation, said a news release from Clay Electric Cooperative. Several crews worked many hours in difficult and dangerous conditions Sunday night and Monday morning to bring the http://www.nflbearsofficial.com/Nike-Charles-Tillman-Jersey.html power back, the release said.
Although many people reported a tornado in the area, the National Weather Service in Jacksonville determined the damage was caused by a microburst, which is a series of intense downburst winds during a thunderstorm, said Phil Peterson, a meteorologist with the NWS Jacksonville office.
Severe thunderstorms like the one on Sunday are difficult to predict, but most common during the summer months, especially in June, Peterson said. Officials recommend that residents stay indoors, keep away from windows and unplug their appliances during this time.
On Monday, crews at The Reserve at Kanapaha complex removed limbs from the large oak tree still stuck in the units, said Renee Douglass, a community manager at the complex. Several Tim Jennings Women Jersey apartment windows and cars were damaged, she said, and around the complex, trees and debris lay in the road.
Douglass added that the injured girl and mother who were rescued from the unit are still at the hospital, but remain in good condition. when the storm became more severe.
"It started raining horizontal," said the employee, who did not want to be identified. "We had no power and the wind was so strong, I was worried my truck would get damaged."
Area cleans up after powerful stormBy Monivette CordeiroCrews work Monday at the scene where recent storms damaged the BP gas station canopy at the Kangaroo Express at the intersection of State Road 45 . About a minute into her recording, the wind became stronger, the sky turned "a funky color" and the trees creaked like they would topple over, she said.
Seconds later, Palmer heard a roar as the thunderstorm became violent.
The blinding white combination of heavy rain, high winds and breaking trees forced Palmer to run into her home before the storm reached her. A few minutes later, the tree outside her apartment plummeted through her window, sending 8 inch shards of glass across her living room, she said.
"It was a miracle I wasn’t sitting on the couch in front of the window," she said. "It was definitely not a normal storm."
Several buildings over from Palmer’s home, a large oak tree had toppled onto one of the buildings, trapping a family of seven, Alshon Jeffery Jersey a woman and her daughter inside. Both were later rescued by Gainesville Fire Rescue firefighters and taken to the hospital, with the girl having minor injuries.
The series of severe thunderstorms Sunday evening caused strong winds, lightning, heavy downpours and in some areas, hail, said Jeff Bielling, assistant director at Alachua County Emergency Management. Across the county, residents reported fallen trees, downed power lines Alshon Jeffery Kids Jersey and in one instance, a man who said he was hit by lightning while in a shed, Bielling said.
In Newberry, the BP gas station on North Main Street suffered severe damage when its roof folded and collapsed after intense winds struck the area. Nearby, a tree fell on an apartment on County Road 235. No injuries were reported in either incident, Bielling said.
In Clay County, intense winds caused a tree to fall on a 115,000 volt transmission line that powers the Salt Springs substation, said a news release from Clay Electric Cooperative. Several crews worked many hours in difficult and dangerous conditions Sunday night and Monday morning to bring the power back, the release said.
Although many people reported a tornado in the area, the National Weather Service in Jacksonville determined the damage was caused by a microburst, which is a series of intense downburst winds during a thunderstorm, said Phil Peterson, a meteorologist with the NWS Jacksonville office.
Severe thunderstorms like the one on Sunday are difficult to predict, but most common during the summer months, especially in June, Peterson said. Officials recommend that residents stay indoors, keep away from windows and unplug their appliances during this time.
On Monday, crews at The Reserve at Kanapaha complex removed limbs from the large oak tree still stuck in the units, said Renee Douglass, a community manager at the complex. Several apartment windows and cars were damaged, she said, and around the complex, trees and debris lay in the road.
About a minute into her recording, the wind became stronger, the sky turned "a funky color" and the trees creaked like they would topple over, she said.
Seconds later, Palmer heard a roar as the thunderstorm became violent.
The blinding white combination of heavy rain, high winds and breaking trees forced Palmer to run into her home before the storm reached her. A few minutes later, the tree outside her apartment plummeted through http://www.nflbearsofficial.com/Nike-Kyle-Fuller-Jersey.html her window, sending 8 inch shards of glass across her living room, she said.
"It was a miracle I wasn’t sitting on the couch in front of the window," she said. "It was definitely not a normal storm."
Several buildings over from Tim Jennings Jersey Palmer’s home, a large oak tree had toppled onto one of the buildings, trapping a family of seven, a woman and her daughter inside. Both were later rescued by Gainesville Fire Rescue firefighters and taken to the hospital, with the girl having minor injuries.
The series of severe thunderstorms Sunday evening caused strong winds, lightning, heavy downpours and in some areas, hail, said Jeff Bielling, assistant director at Alachua County Emergency Management. Across the county, residents reported fallen trees, downed power lines and in one instance, a man who said he was hit by lightning while in a shed, Bielling said.
In Newberry, the BP gas station on North Main Street suffered severe damage when its roof folded and collapsed after intense winds struck the area. Nearby, a tree fell on an apartment on County Road 235. No injuries were reported in either incident, Bielling said.
In Clay County, intense winds caused a tree to fall on a 115,000 volt transmission line that powers the Salt Springs substation, said a news release from Clay Electric Cooperative. Several crews worked many hours in difficult and dangerous conditions Sunday night and Monday morning to bring the http://www.nflbearsofficial.com/Nike-Charles-Tillman-Jersey.html power back, the release said.
Although many people reported a tornado in the area, the National Weather Service in Jacksonville determined the damage was caused by a microburst, which is a series of intense downburst winds during a thunderstorm, said Phil Peterson, a meteorologist with the NWS Jacksonville office.
Severe thunderstorms like the one on Sunday are difficult to predict, but most common during the summer months, especially in June, Peterson said. Officials recommend that residents stay indoors, keep away from windows and unplug their appliances during this time.
On Monday, crews at The Reserve at Kanapaha complex removed limbs from the large oak tree still stuck in the units, said Renee Douglass, a community manager at the complex. Several Tim Jennings Women Jersey apartment windows and cars were damaged, she said, and around the complex, trees and debris lay in the road.
Douglass added that the injured girl and mother who were rescued from the unit are still at the hospital, but remain in good condition. when the storm became more severe.
"It started raining horizontal," said the employee, who did not want to be identified. "We had no power and the wind was so strong, I was worried my truck would get damaged."
Area cleans up after powerful stormBy Monivette CordeiroCrews work Monday at the scene where recent storms damaged the BP gas station canopy at the Kangaroo Express at the intersection of State Road 45 . About a minute into her recording, the wind became stronger, the sky turned "a funky color" and the trees creaked like they would topple over, she said.
Seconds later, Palmer heard a roar as the thunderstorm became violent.
The blinding white combination of heavy rain, high winds and breaking trees forced Palmer to run into her home before the storm reached her. A few minutes later, the tree outside her apartment plummeted through her window, sending 8 inch shards of glass across her living room, she said.
"It was a miracle I wasn’t sitting on the couch in front of the window," she said. "It was definitely not a normal storm."
Several buildings over from Palmer’s home, a large oak tree had toppled onto one of the buildings, trapping a family of seven, Alshon Jeffery Jersey a woman and her daughter inside. Both were later rescued by Gainesville Fire Rescue firefighters and taken to the hospital, with the girl having minor injuries.
The series of severe thunderstorms Sunday evening caused strong winds, lightning, heavy downpours and in some areas, hail, said Jeff Bielling, assistant director at Alachua County Emergency Management. Across the county, residents reported fallen trees, downed power lines Alshon Jeffery Kids Jersey and in one instance, a man who said he was hit by lightning while in a shed, Bielling said.
In Newberry, the BP gas station on North Main Street suffered severe damage when its roof folded and collapsed after intense winds struck the area. Nearby, a tree fell on an apartment on County Road 235. No injuries were reported in either incident, Bielling said.
In Clay County, intense winds caused a tree to fall on a 115,000 volt transmission line that powers the Salt Springs substation, said a news release from Clay Electric Cooperative. Several crews worked many hours in difficult and dangerous conditions Sunday night and Monday morning to bring the power back, the release said.
Although many people reported a tornado in the area, the National Weather Service in Jacksonville determined the damage was caused by a microburst, which is a series of intense downburst winds during a thunderstorm, said Phil Peterson, a meteorologist with the NWS Jacksonville office.
Severe thunderstorms like the one on Sunday are difficult to predict, but most common during the summer months, especially in June, Peterson said. Officials recommend that residents stay indoors, keep away from windows and unplug their appliances during this time.
On Monday, crews at The Reserve at Kanapaha complex removed limbs from the large oak tree still stuck in the units, said Renee Douglass, a community manager at the complex. Several apartment windows and cars were damaged, she said, and around the complex, trees and debris lay in the road.
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