Power Outage in Lake City, FL

Trees and power lines were blown down near Watertown.

Power lines and trees were damaged by winds. The cost of damage was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.

A tree fell onto a home and power lines at SW Salem Road off of County Road 242. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.

Trees and power lines were blown down near Lassie Black Street and US Highway 41.

Around 330 pm a tornado touched down near Bradshaw Road where it damaged trees. The tornado tracked north-northeast and continued to snap trees as it tracked across SW Bellmont Drive and damage a small barn as it nearly paralleled State Road 47. The tornado path then tracked NNE along SW State Road 47 where it damaged large oak trees and power lines. The tornado peaked in intensity in this area with max winds around 85 mph. The tornado lifted just east of the State Road 47 along SW Wester Drive.

A tree was blown down onto a power line. The time of damage was based on radar. Cost of damage estimated for inclusion in Storm Data.

Trees and power lines were blown down across the eastern portion of the county.

EM storm survey at 157 SW Endeavor Court reported severe thunderstorm wind damage to the property. A tree was blown down onto private residence, and there were several power lines blown down across the area.

A tree fell on power lines at mile marker 432 on Interstate 75.

At 4:18 am, the public reported freezing rain was starting to accumulate on vegetation and vehicles in Lake City. At 6 am, the broadcast media reported freezing rain in Lake City. At 9:30 am, the public reported an accumulation of 0.25 inches of freezing rain in Lake City. At 9:50 am, the media reported power outages in Lake City, as well as south of town. At 11:33 am, law enforcement reported freezing rain accumulation about 1 mile SE of Lake City caused power lines and tree limbs to fall down. At 1:41 pm, the public estimated a quarter inch of ice accumulation due to freezing rain in Lake City.

The county public works reported trees and power lines were blown along Walter Avenue. The time was based on radar.

Two homes had trees down on them. Several power lines were blown down. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.

Widespread tree and power line damage due to winds. One tree was blown down on a home along State Road 47 in Lake City.

Trees and power lines were blown down in the Fort White area. One tree was blown down on a home along Montana Parkway.

A large tree was blown down onto a mobile home and split the home in half near Interstate 10 and U.S. Highway 41. There was 1 fatality. There were additional reports of trees and power lines down across Lake City. The time of damage was based on radar.

Trees and power lines were blown down along the Interstate 10 corridor from mile marker 298 to mile marker 301, which was just east of the I-10/I-75 interchange and near the U.S. Highway 441 exit off of interstate 10. Time of damage was based on radar imagery. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.

A downburst caused widespread wind damage to many trees and several homes in the South Country Clud Road area, about 4 miles SE of Lake City. Trees and power lines were blown down with about 3K residents without power. EM did a damage assessment at 374 SE Forest Terrace which was heavily impacted from large trees falling onto the home. Another residence impacted was at 288 SE Whistle Loop with a tree down on one end of the home. Trees also fell on an uninhabited residence at 151 SE Hanover Place. Roof damage occurred to a home at 1827 SE County Road 252. The cost of damage was unknown.

Multiple trees and power lines were blown down west of Lake City. Trees were blown down in the Woodgate Village Subdivision and a tree fell on a mobile home within this subdivision.

Multiple trees and power lines were blown down by Bishop Road and State Road 47. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.

Several trees and power lines were blown down across Fort White. The time was based on radar. Cost of damage unknown but estimated for inclusion of the event in StormData.

Trees and power lines were blown down on County Club Road. The time of damage was based on radar.

A large tree was blown down on power lines.

Power lines were blown down.

Trees were blown down into power lines near Fort White.

Power lines were blown down along NE Washington Street near the intersection of NE Webster Avenue. The time of the event was based on radar imagery.

A spotter reported structural damage to his home due to thunderstorm winds. Trees and power lines were blown down. Wind gusts were estimated between 55 and 60 mph.

About 50 trees and power lines were blown down at the intersection of Dairy Road and Mangham Way, southwest of Lake City. A tree limb was blown down and caused minor damage to a home near the above intersection. The cost of damage was unknown.

Trees and power lines were blown down, and a trampoline was blown out of a yard near the intersection of Brown Road and Highway 90.

A tree was blown down on a home at 437 SE Rosewood Circle in Lake City. Around 4,500 people were without power on the west side of Lake City due to extensive wind damage.

Trees and power lines were blown down in the Three Rivers Estates area.

Numerous trees and power lines down with a lot of debris in a neighborhood off of County Road 252 near the county line.

Tropical Storm Fay moved slowly north out of Caribbean Sea, then cut across south and central Florida into the Atlantic Ocean. Fay then slowly curved west and made landfall in the vicinity for Flagler Beach and Daytona Beach on Aug 21st. As the storm made landfall sustained winds along the coast were between 40 and 50 mph with gusts in the 60 to 65 mph range. Storm Surge ranged from 2 to 4 feet along the open coast and about 1 to 2 feet on the St Johns River. Storm Surge Flooding occurred on the St Johns River on Thursday night August 21-22 in the Palatka area of Putnam County as northeasterly winds created a seiche effect driving river water southward. On Friday morning August 22nd the winds became more southeasterly along the river and river water was driven north in the San Marco and Riverside areas of Downtown Jacksonville flooding roadways and some structures. River water depths of 4 to 6 inches flooded the Park Lane Condominium in Riverside. A Ford Bronco in the street outside of the condo floated in the river water a short distance into Memorial Park. Flash flooding occurred on McCoys Creek on Thursday night and Moncrief Creek on Friday. Both creeks are in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida. Several vehicles were stranded at Kings Road and McCoys Creek Blvd including one vehicle up to its roof. Areal flooding occurred over much of northeast Florida with roads and small creeks flooded. Minor flooding of structures occurred across the area. Numerous trees and power lines were downed with minor structural damage. High surf and beach erosion threatened five homes on the 3850 block of S Ponte Vedra Blvd in Vilano Beach, Florida. Several minor tornado touchdowns occurred in the area with no significant damage or injuries. Many north Florida creeks and Rivers experienced fresh water flooding with Black Creek, The St Marys River at McClenny, the St Johns River, south of Palatka, and the Sante Fe River experiencing the most significant flooding.

Trees and power lines were blown down around the east side of Lake City on Ridgewood Drive and Lake Jessy Road.

Trees were blown down in several locations along County Road 247. One tree fell on a power line at the intersection of Cypress Lake Road and County Road 247.

Three trees were blown down at the intersection of State Road 100 and County Road with one tree down on a power line.

National Weather Service Storm Survey of the tornado track indicated most damage was EF1 scale with a small area of EF2 damage near NE Denver Street opposite a large field. Numerous Trees and power lines were snapped or blown over by the storm. Truck and trailers were also blown over in an industrial park. Nineteen homes were destroyed, twenty-one suffered major damage, and twenty had minor damage. Two businesses were destroyed with six suffering major damage. One female fatality occurred when a tree went through her mobile home. A male indirect fatality occurred when trying to connect a power generator. The mesocyclone which spanned this tornado was tracked across Taylor, Lafayette, and Suwannee Counties prior to this touchdown and it later spanned tornadoes in Baker, Charlton and Nassau Counties.

Fourteen reports of power lines and/or trees down from Fort White to just north of Lake City.

A roof was blown off of a residential home on Wester Road. Trees and power lines were down as well. The time of the event was estimated using Doppler radar.

A large tree fell on a power line on U.S. 441 just north of Lake City.

Suwannee County Electric Company reported trees down across northern Columbia county along U.S. Highway 441. There were also widespread power outages.

Suwannee Valley Electric reported several trees on power lines in northern Columbia county along State Route 441.

Two large trees down across power lines on Citrus Rd.

Several reports of large trees down across power lines just southwest of town.

Several large trees down across roadways and power lines.

Power lines down Ashley Street and Highlands Court.

Large trees down across power lines.

Large trees and power lines blown down.

Power Lines down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down. One house damaged.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down. Mobile home roof damage.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Deep and moist SW flow with 20-25 knots of 0-6km steering flow on the east side of a deepening upper level trough brought widespread thunderstorm activity across the Suwannee River Valley of northeast Florida by midday where isolated wet downburst activity caused some tree and power line damage.

Florida Highway Patrol reported powerlines and trees down.

County 911 center reported numerous trees and powerlines down from Fort White to Lake City to White Springs including along Interstate 75. Lightning strikes caused several temporary brush fires.

Numerous trees and powerlines down