A living room is exposed at a third-floor unit at the Harbor Pointe West Condominiums in Dunedin, Fla., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. An early morning storm system that moved across parts of Florida left a path of damage to cars, houses and businesses. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
A living room is exposed at a third-floor unit at the Harbor Pointe West Condominiums in Dunedin, Fla., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. An early morning storm system that moved across parts of Florida left a path of damage to cars, houses and businesses. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Larry Johnson inspects damage to the ceiling at Bingo Time of Dunedin, Fla., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. An early morning storm system that moved across parts of Florida left a path of damage to cars, houses and businesses. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — A storm system that moved across parts of Florida early Thursday left a path of damage to cars, houses and businesses, authorities said.
, which is on Florida's Gulf Coast near Tampa, said in a social media post that no injuries were reported when two possible tornadoes touched down around 2 a.m. Thursday. Photos shared by the agency showed gutters from a home that pierced the windshield of a car.
”We were very fortunate,” Jevon Graham, the Clearwater Fire and Rescue division chief for emergency management, told the . “Nobody lost their life which is great, but there is considerable damage to some of the houses.”
The winds toppled trees and blew portions of roofs off some mobile homes and businesses in Pinellas County before moving north. In Citrus County, officials canceled public school classes for the day.
“The west side of Citrus County has experienced significant damage from an unconfirmed tornado(s) which hit the area overnight,” school officials said in a shortly after 6 a.m. Thursday.
Thursday morning due to multiple road closures caused by the storm, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office said on social media. A portion of U.S Highway 19, which is a major thoroughfare through the mostly rural county, was closed due to storm damage.
Photos posted by the sheriff's office showed debris on roads, local flooding and damage to mobile homes.
The damage wasn't limited to the Gulf Coast side of Florida. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said a tornado was reported Thursday morning in a section of Palm Coast, which is some 60 miles (97 kilometers) south of Jacksonville, on the state's Atlantic Coast.
There were no injuries reported, “however, there is some significant damage in the area,” the sheriff’s office said on social media without providing additional details.
“Please use caution in the area,” the Flagler Sheriff's Office said.
Later in the day, the ɫtv Weather Service confirmed that a tornado had touched down in Palm Coast, destroying the roof of a home, flipping a minivan on its side and destroying several screened porches, fences and sheds.
Some tornado watches remained in effect Thursday morning across parts of central and north Florida.
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