'It's all gone:' Lakeland man survives tornado that wrecked home, cars
Ken Suarez reports
LAKELAND, Fla. - In north Lakeland, Wednesday’s tornado skipped down Gibson Shores Drive, hitting one house and missing the next.
Scott Leavitt was just getting home from work when the wind started to pick up. He rushed inside and it happened.
"Everything started shaking," he recalled. "My ears were popping like crazy."
Then part of the roof ripped off and he scrambled.
"It happened so fast," he continued. "I was trying to find a safe place, but what’s safe when the whole roof is going away?"