2/3/07 - Tornado in The Villages, FL
A tornado ripped through The Villages, FL, cutting a swath of destruction. We were staying in our 5th wheel only about 1/2 a mile from the path. The storm woke us up with all the wind and rain, something that happens quite often in Florida. We opened the window in the bedroom and watched the storm, what we didn't realize was the tornado was the other way. All we saw were the greenish/purple skies, a sure sign of a tornado, but since we had never experienced one, just thought this was one of the thunder and lightning storms Florida is so famous for.
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