A gas station roof collapsed in Southwest Florida as heavy rain continues to soak vast parts of the state.
It has been an ugly start to the year for the Sunshine State, with things only set to get bleaker as a rainy Tuesday is followed by a cold snap across Central Florida. Southern Florida has already been struck by multiple tornadoes since the entry of the new year over two weeks ago.
In North Fort Myers, the gas station sitting on the corner Hancock Bridge Parkway and Orange Grove Boulevard suffered major leaks on Monday afternoon, with lines of trash cans laid out to collect the water as it pooled on the floor. The extent of the damage to the Mobil station is as-yet unconfirmed.
Lee County had been placed under a flood warning following Monday’s thunderstorms, with 10 inches of rain recorded in Cape Coral. Fort Myers Police Department said all streets in downtown Fort Myers weren’t passable and the majority of Palm Beach Boulevard had been shut down, due to the extensive flooding which has caused travel chaos, reports Wink News.
Yesterday’s storm, which also struck parts of Mississippi and Arkansas, turned severe in some parts of Florida with frightening videos showing the moment a tornado crossed the North River Shores part of the I-95, according to Fox Weather. Cars are halted down the highway as they wait for the tornado to pass, while on the other carriageway motorists make a speedy getaway from the scene.
Throughout the rest of today, showers and storms are expected to develop in North-Central Florida before pushing into Central Florida throughout the afternoon. Heavy downpours are expected throughout the day but should decrease into the evening as the weather front exits Florida, Fox 35 Orlando reported.
But after the warmer front of the weather system moves on, cold weather will move in throughout the midweek. Early Wednesday morning temperatures could drop down to the 30s and 40s, with a hard freeze a possibility in North Central Florida.
Meanwhile in Arkansas, the cold front of the winter storm became deadly when a vehicle slipped off the highway and crashed into a tree while it was snowing on Sunday. The Arkansas Department of Public Safety confirmed that the 59-year-old male driver died in the crash in White County, while a 47-year-old female passenger was injured.
There was another deadly crash on Sunday on Highway 49 in Mississippi, just south of Silver City. According to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), one person died in a crash due to the severe weather – after a state of emergency had been declared in the state according to Governor Tate Reeves.
In the first week of January, a tornado struck Fort Lauderdale in Southeast Florida, with warnings issued to the public to be wary of flying debris and downed power lines. No casualties were immediately reported at the time of the twister.
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Source: msn
