Also ... Two traffic deaths were reported during the storm in
Florida. One of these involved a woman who was driving south on Interstate 75 at 4 p.m., lost control of her car and crashed into a tree near the Bee Ridge Road exit in Sarasota.
— Reports of roof collapse at Deep Creek Rehab and Nursing Center in Port Charlotte, no known injuries.
— Roof collapse at Fire Station No. 12.
— Numerous trailer homes destroyed.
— At Charlotte County Airport, winds tore apart small planes and blew out the windows of a sheriff’s deputy’s car. Hangers were collapsed and roofs were torn off buildings. The only building that did not suffer major damage was the Airport Authority building.
— The roof of the county’s emergency operations center in Punta Gorda also blew off.
COLLIER:
— Officials said a “good portion” of the county was without power and there was some flooding. No serious reports of damage.
DESOTO:
— Roof blown off at Turner Agri-Civic Center, a hurricane shelter where 1,4000 people had gathered; no known injuries.
— Large sections of U.S. 17 are peppered with down utility poles; some parts of the road completely blocked.
LEE:
— Downed power lines, numerous downed trees and some roofs torn off by high wind.
— A tornado touched down in southwest Cape Coral, damage still being assessed.
— Cape Coral city hall sustained enough damage that employees hunkered down there and had to relocate to other parts of the building.
— Cape Coral hospital sustained significant damage to parts of its roof, windows and doors. There were no injuries reported.
— About 120,000 customers were without power.
— Eyewitness video showed the roof of a Fort Myers post office ripped off. Officials say no one was in the building.
PINELLAS:
— No damage reported, no power loss.
HILLSBOROUGH:
— No damage reported, no power loss.