1 injured as possible tornado tears through Highlands County mobile home park: HCSO
LAKE PLACID, Fla. - One person suffered minor injuries, and a Lake Placid mobile home park was severely damaged when a possible tornado tore through it on Wednesday afternoon.
According to the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office, an apparent tornado struck the Tropical Harbor Mobile Home Park around 2 p.m.
Officials say multiple structures were damaged and one minor injury was reported.
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The sheriff’s office added that it received reports of other sporadic damage from apparent tornadoes but has had no reported injuries at this time.
The possible tornado occurred ahead of Hurricane Milton, which trekked toward Florida’s west coast on Wednesday.
The hurricane is expected to make landfall Wednesday night and travel across the state before entering the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday.
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