Storms leave trail of damage from Pinellas Park to Polk County
By Evan Axelbank, Josh Cascio and Catherine Hawley
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Josh Cascio and Evan Axelbank report
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - Warehouses and buildings along Endeavor Way, near 66th Street in Pinellas Park, suffered significant damage after a tornado tore through a two-mile span of Pinellas County early Wednesday evening.
Car windows were shattered, and businesses had walls ripped down. An 18-wheeler was knocked over on its side and roofs from large buildings laying up against fences.
We spoke to one office worker who said the bad storm turned into one that felt potentially deadly very quickly.
Snowstorm rages in New England after burying parts of New York with more than 40 inches
Matthew Cappucci and Jason Samenow, The Washington Post
Dec. 17, 2020
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An early winter wallop of snow, sleet and ice slammed parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Wednesday and Thursday, bringing accumulations exceeding 40 inches in spots and a slick glaze of ice for some. Strong shoreline winds and coastal flooding accompanied the system, contributing to near-blizzard conditions in spots as the intensifying strip of low pressure swept northeast.
Sixty million Americans were placed under advisories, watches or warnings in advance of the storm, which was continuing to pivot into northern New England early Thursday.
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Tornado damages Pinellas, spares Howard Frankland Bridge, then hits Polk
The tornado damaged mid-Pinellas County and started moving across Tampa Bay and over the bridge. Then it weakened â but reformed over Polk County.
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A group of men cross Bryan Dairy Road at Endeavor Way while being evacuated from businesses in an industrial park which was damaged by a tornado on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, in Pinellas Park. The storm struck mid-Pinellas County on Wednesday afternoon knocking out power to thousands, authorities say. The same storm threatened east Hillsborough County and Polk County. However, the National Weather Service lifted tornado warnings for those areas at 5:30 p.m. but warned residents to remain cautious about stormy weather. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]