JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Gene and Mandy miller say it was around ten o clock Wednesday night when the giant maple tree in their front yard was suddenly pulled out of the ground from the violent storms going on in Jacksonville, just narrowly missing the front of their home.
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“It came within a foot of the garage, and if it would’ve blown one way or another it would’ve pretty much taken out the garage,” Mandy Miller told Action News Jax on Thursday.
However, not all across Jacksonville were so lucky, with one northside home’s roof having a tree sent right through it, collapsing through the top of the house. Meanwhile, others across Jacksonville, experienced everything from crushed cars to damaged fences.
Overall, Gene and Mandy Miller say all things considered, they ended up pretty fortunate, even having luckily moved their truck from the drive way the day before Wednesday’s storms.
“If I had left my truck, it would of gotten smashed for sure,” said Gene Miller.
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