— 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.
One of our reporters just arrived in Arcadia and he's doing a live TV report. He says that the town (of about 30,000 or 40,000) has been devastated. Loads of damage. That's odd for that city ... it's normally the place people evacuate to from the coast when a hurricane is coming. Now it gets leveled by a Category 4.
THANK YOU JellyJam for that summary/update.