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'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?"

From Pinellas to Polk, clean-up continues after tornadoes ripped through area By Matthew McClellan and FOX 13 News staff Published  Matthew McClellan reports PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - Cleanup started after Wednesday's tornadoes left a trail of destruction between Pinellas Park and Polk County, with residents and business owners having to continue to assess the damage and all that was lost. The first tornado caused significant damage in Pinellas Park where at least 25 buildings were damaged along Endeavor Way. Even an 18-wheeler was knocked to its side and roofs from large buildings were s...

Storms leave trail of damage from Pinellas Park to Polk County By Evan Axelbank, Josh Cascio and Catherine Hawley Published  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 stor...