Storm takes off brewery roof, causes wind damage and power outages in Escambia, Santa Rosa Colin Warren-Hicks, Pensacola News Journal
A powerful storm rolled through Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in the early morning hours Saturday, ripping off the roof of a Pensacola brewery, downing trees and power lines and cutting off power to more than 23,000 homes.
Wind speeds reached 50 to 60 miles per hour in areas throughout Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, according to Jason Beaman, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Mobile, Alabama.
Four to five inches of rain were dumped on the Pensacola metro area during a very short but heavy burst of rain that occurred at about 7 a.m. The storm dropped a total of 4 to 5 inches of rain across a Santa Rosa County.