Tornado damages hundreds of homes, surprises Florida weather fo

Saturday, August 9, 2003

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. -- Donald Garcia watched as a funnel cloud with winds over 100 mph tore off his mobile home's awning then hopped across the street, uprooting an old oak tree and slamming it into a neighbor's home.

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