Tornado Rips Through Trailer Park in Tampa Bay Area
Newly released footage shows the moment a tornado passed through a trailer park in Bradenton, Florida, on Friday, September 2.
This footage taken by a Manatee County EMS ambulance shows winds whipping debris into the air and damaging a power line in Manatee County.
“It looks like it’s ripped maybe two or three roofs off and a transformer blew,” an individual says in the video.
The Manatee County Government Public Safety Department said an assessment determined that 31 homes were damaged. Credit: Manatee County Government Public Safety Department via Storyful
Video Transcript
- Hey, you see the roof?
- Oh my god, a tornado? It is a tornado.
- Yep.
- Backing up. Just trying to get away from it.
- We're here on scene. We were getting ready to clear. It looks like a small tornado has come to this trailer park. It's like it ripped maybe two or three roofs off and a transformer blew.
- Hey, you see the roof?
- Oh my god, a tornado. It is a tornado.
- Yep.
- Backing up. Just trying to get away from it.
- We're here on scene. We were getting ready to clear. It looks like a small tornado has come to this trailer park. It looks like it's ripped maybe two or three roofs out and a transformer blew.
