We have multiple RVs that were damaged, and the folks that were staying there have been displaced, Tucker said. We have reports that as many as 10 people were injured, and many of them were taken to local medical facilities for treatment. . They are all minor injuries at this point, which is quite the blessing.
The suspected tornado was apparently spawned off the remnants of Tropical Storm Elsa, and came after a tornado warning was issued for Duval and Nassau counties earlier in the day by the National Weather Service. Weather service radar had tracked a tornado cell through Northeast Florida, video and images of funnel clouds caught by a Duval County School Board employee as it twirled over the westside. An employee at Pratt Guys on Philips Highway also caught video of a wide funnel cloud moving through the Southside just north of Butler Boulevard.
Possible Tornado From Elsa Injures Several at Navy Base in Georgia; Falling Tree Kills Driver in Jacksonville
The Weather Channel 5 hrs ago Ron Brackett and Jan Wesner Childs
Several people were injured at a campground on a Navy base in southern Georgia and a person was killed by a falling tree in northern Florida as Tropical Storm Elsa trekked across land Wednesday. There are reports of multiple injuries and damage to multiple recreational vehicles in the base RV park, and also reports of damage to buildings and structures on the installation, a statement from officials at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay said. Many of the injured were transported to local medical facilities for treatment.
Tropical Storm Elsa Moves Into Georgia, Tornado Injures 10 At Naval Base
07/08/21 AT 1:53 AM Tropical Storm Elsa is expected to bring heavy rain across North Carolina and the mid-Atlantic by Thursday night. Photo: NOAA / -
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A suspected tornado injured multiple people at a Navy submarine base
Elsa’s strong winds downed a tree in Jacksonville, Florida, killing one person
About 10 people were injured Wednesday after a suspected tornado hit a submarine base as Tropical Storm Elsa moved across southeastern Georgia.
The National Hurricane Center’s (NHC) latest update projected that Elsa will continue to move across southeast Georgia on Wednesday night before barrelling toward North Carolina on Thursday.
Tornado Spawned by Tropical Storm Elsa Causes Multiple Injuries at Naval Submarine Base
On 7/7/21 at 10:29 PM EDT
Base spokesman Chris Tucker told
Newsweek that while the situation remained dynamic and details could change, approximately 10 people who were staying at the base s Eagle Hammock RV Park had been injured and transferred to local hospitals for treatment after the weather event, which took place around 5:50 p.m. local time.
Most of the injuries suffered at the base were minor, while none were classified as serious. Around 12 RVs sustained damage. There was not believed to be any significant damage to submarines, military assets or critical infrastructure on the base.