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-- Storms will subside in some parts of Florida on Wednesday, a day after forecasters issued tornado watches and warnings throughout the state.
A line of severe storms struck Orlando and Tampa areas and moved south, prompting the weather service to issue warnings about 60 mph winds and quarter-sized hail.
Residents reported several tornadoes in the Tampa area on Tuesday, and the National Weather Service were working to determine whether the sightings were actual tornadoes, said Logan Johnson, a meteorologist.
"Nothing has been confirmed yet," Johnson said. "But there was quite a bit of damage in several counties."
The powerful winds tore off roofs, flipped cars and twisted trees out of the ground.
Heavy winds toppled the large awning over a gas station in St. Petersburg, trapping a woman inside a car Tuesday, CNN affiliate WFTS reported.
"You heard the typical freight train sound. I said 'dude we are in a tornado,'" gas station clerk Wendell Welker told the affiliate.
Right after Welker said that, the awning crashed into the woman's car.
It took firefighters 40 minutes to get the woman out of the car. She suffered minor injuries, the affiliate reported.
The severe storms apparently have moved out of Florida late Tuesday and forecasters expected only light rain in some areas Wednesday.
A line of severe storms struck Orlando and Tampa areas and moved south, prompting the weather service to issue warnings about 60 mph winds and quarter-sized hail.
Residents reported several tornadoes in the Tampa area on Tuesday, and the National Weather Service were working to determine whether the sightings were actual tornadoes, said Logan Johnson, a meteorologist.
"Nothing has been confirmed yet," Johnson said. "But there was quite a bit of damage in several counties."
The powerful winds tore off roofs, flipped cars and twisted trees out of the ground.
Heavy winds toppled the large awning over a gas station in St. Petersburg, trapping a woman inside a car Tuesday, CNN affiliate WFTS reported.
"You heard the typical freight train sound. I said 'dude we are in a tornado,'" gas station clerk Wendell Welker told the affiliate.
Right after Welker said that, the awning crashed into the woman's car.
It took firefighters 40 minutes to get the woman out of the car. She suffered minor injuries, the affiliate reported.
The severe storms apparently have moved out of Florida late Tuesday and forecasters expected only light rain in some areas Wednesday.