Four of the damaged classrooms were quickly cleaned up, and the school stayed open, according to Principal Gean Griffin. In Daytona Beach, a parking attendant near the beach suffered minor injuries when winds destroyed the booth he was in, but there were no fatalities or serious injuries, authorities said. The path of fierce winds appeared to start at Interstate 95 and traveled eastbound, downing power lines and trees along the way. About 8,000 of Daytona Beach's 65,000 residents were left without power, said Sgt. Al Tolley, a spokesman for the Daytona Beach Police.
Power lines are down and lights are out.
Officials activated Volusia County's emergency operations center and encouraged people in areas without electricity to stay inside to avoid the downed power lines until public works crews could get to them. They have a good handle on it. The storms began in Marion County, where a tornado warning was issued, and caused minor flooding in the Ocala area. Copyright 2001 Associated Press. All rights reserved.