Jacksonville families in path of Elsa tornado try to move on from mess
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Jacksonville families in path of Elsa tornado try to move on from mess
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Families in Jacksonville’s Lakewood neighborhood were out Saturday working in their yards to clean up debris from a tornado spawned during Tropical Storm Elsa.
The EF-1 tornado ripped through streets and backyards in Jacksonville’s San Jose and Lakewood neighborhoods, leaving downed powerlines, branches everywhere and a lot of damage.
The National Weather Service said the tornado produced wind speeds of up to 110 mph as it moved north nearly 4 miles through San Jose, across Interstate 95, and into Arlington.
The wild footage shows the roof being torn off Cannon s Towing on Thursday
The footage was taken by another business around the corner, video surveillance company Secur-Net USA
It happened at the same time National Weather Service reports show Tropical Storm Elsa tearing through Duval County, Florida
Cannon s Towing is a local and family-owned business that has been in business for 61 years
Members of the family who own the business told the outlet that they were heartbroken after the roof suffered the incredible damage