A tornado touched down in Columbia County Wednesday morning as Tropical Storm Elsa takes aim at Florida.
The First Alert Weather Team reported when a tree fell on a house near State Road 47 and Raven Lane as the storm passed through the area just before 7 a.m.
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THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE: Tree fell onto a house near SR 47 & Raven Ln. Damage may have been tornadic in nature @MeghanANjax will go check it out! pic.twitter.com/OnqIn2JH5G
— Alyssa Pejic (@AlyssaPejicWx) July 7, 2021
Authorities with the National Weather Service have confirmed that damage was due to a EF-0 tornado.
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Action News Jax spoke with the family who lives there and they are doing OK but everything around their home was destroyed.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
EF-0 tornado confirmed by @NWSJacksonville. #FirstAlertWX https://t.co/czwLrW65Oq
— Garrett Bedenbaugh (@wxgarrett) July 7, 2021
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