Possible tornado damages 9 homes in Port St. Lucie manufactured community

PORT ST. LUCIE — Families living in nine homes in the Spanish Lakes Golf Village were assessing damages Thursday after an afternoon storm swept through the community, ripping up carports and roofs, according to the St. Lucie County Fire District, Port St. Lucie Police Department and the National Weather Service in Melbourne.

The storm struck after 4 p.m. in the manufactured home community, located at 1995 S.W. Port St Lucie Blvd.

No serious injuries were reported.

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The National Weather Service couldn't confirm whether the wreckage was the result of a tornado.

As of 6 p.m. Thursday, meteorologist Tony Cristaldi said they had no reports of funnel cloud sightings in the area.

Nonetheless, the wind speed to inflict the damage was likely above 50 mph, he said.

Lamaur Stancil is the Treasure Coast regional economy reporter covering business and industries, including retail, tourism and hospitality. Contact him at 321-987-7179 or lamaur.stancil@tcpalm.com and follow him at Lamaur Stancil on Facebook and @TCPalmLStancil on Twitter.

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