Waterspout Briefly Hit Land Thursday Morning
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Updated: 10:53 AM Mar 12, 2010
Waterspout Briefly Hit Land Thursday Morning
A waterspout was reported to have briefly come ashore in Franklin County Thursday morning.
Posted: 6:46 PM Mar 11, 2010
Reporter: National Weather Service
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The National Weather Service says the waterspout could be considered a tornado. Officials say a waterspout is the same system as a tornado, it just develops over water and is normally weaker.
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NWUS52 KTAE 111330
LSRTAE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
830 AM EST THU MAR 11 2010

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0740 AM WATER SPOUT CARRABELLE 29.85N 84.66W
03/11/2010 FRANKLIN FL EMERGENCY MNGR

WATERSPOUT BRIEFLY CAME ASHORE AND SPUN A SHERIFF PATROL
CAR AROUND. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

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Posted by: The real Jim W. Location: Eastpoint on Mar 12, 2010 at 11:25 AM

whoever put my name on here use your own!!!!
Posted by: THE officers wife on Mar 12, 2010 at 07:46 AM

To all: I am the wife of the officer who was actually involved in this story. He is indeed a Carrabelle Police Officer and yes the vehicle was "picked up" and put back down facing the opposite direction. The important thing here is that the officer is ok....
Posted by: Jim W. Location: Eatpoint on Mar 12, 2010 at 01:40 AM

People should get there facts stright!
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