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Tornado Tears Through Largo Mobile Home Parks

National Weather Service schedules a damage survey following the tornado

A mobile home in Largo neighborhood was picked up by an expected tornado on Wednesday night.
Tornado damages homes and cuts power in Pinellas County, Florida
Tornado

Overview

  • National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down on the evening of June 25, ripping roofs off more than 20 homes in Ranchero Village and Bay Ranch mobile home communities.
  • Widespread power outages left over 6,000 customers in Pinellas County without electricity as utility crews work to restore service.
  • Doorbell and Ring camera footage captured a mobile home lifting off its foundation and neighbors recounted a freight-train roar as debris flew.
  • Emergency crews and the Red Cross responded quickly, assessing damage and assisting displaced residents, with only one injury reported and no fatalities.
  • Severe thunderstorm warnings remain in effect and forecasters warn of additional hail and damaging wind gusts in the days ahead.