Two Die After Tornado Rips Through Lake City
Severe Storms, Tornadoes Cause Damage In North Florida
Couple Escapes Tornado Torn Home
In Baker County, most people had problems with localized flooding but one couple told Channel 4 they are fortunate to be alive after a twister tore through the middle of their brick home while they were inside. "I was just getting ready to tell him let's go to the hallway and close the door when it hit, just that quick," said Gladice Hair.The Hairs have been married for 52 years. They said they thought they had seen everything, but that was before Friday's tornado tore through their yard, their barn and their home.Hair said she was on one side of the living room and her husband was sitting on the other side when the tornado ripped through the space between them."I said, 'Thank you Lord that we're both OK,'" Hair said.Members of the family's church, neighbors and the sheriff's department rushed to help the Hairs."They were inside the home when the storm came through, and they were able to walk away," said Sheriff Joey Dobson. "As I walked in there a little while ago, Mrs. Hare offered me some orange juice."There were no reports of injuries in Baker County.The Red Cross has opened a shelter in Lake County at the Windfield Community Center, which is located at 1324 Windfield Road. The Baker County shelter that was opened earlier in the day has been closed.The Weather Authority said the area is in for another round if rainy weather Friday night."That broad area of rain that extends out to our west is your future more rain -- more rain in the Jacksonville area for the next two or three hours at least. The heaviest and most severe weather will be to the south of town," said senior meteorologist John Gaughan. "For the Jacksonville area, the worst of our severe weather is gone. Down to the south it's a different story. That goes from Palatka all the way toward Orlando and then toward Flagler Beach."Copyright 2008 by News4Jax.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.








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