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YULEE, Fla.— An EF-1 tornado flipped over trailers and semis in the Yulee area with winds at nearly 100 mph Thursday afternoon.
A Tornado Warning was briefly issued just after 2 p.m. for Nassau and Camden counties, but the tornado was on the ground from 1:40 to 1:57 p.m. - that's 17 minutes.
At its widest, the tornado was 600 feet across - and it drove a 4.25-mile path through the area.
The Nassau County Sheriff's Office tells us they had semis blown over along State Road 200 and Christian Way.

The three buildings with 21 employees and about 12,000 square feet of operating space on Montana Avenue in San Marco are barely noticeable from the street at the G2 I.D. Source headquarters.
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In St. Johns County, nearly every candidate running for a county commission seat cites rampant development as the leading issue heading into the Aug. 30 primary elections.
At least one of those three races will be decided at the end of the month. That race for District 1 is the only one open to both Republican and Democratic voters.
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In St. Johns County, nearly every candidate running for a county commission seat cites rampant development as the leading issue heading into the Aug. 30 primary elections.
At least one of those three races will be decided at the end of the month. That race for District 1 is the only one open to both Republican and Democratic voters.
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Jacksonville’s Union Street ramp at Kings Road shuts down at 9 a.m. Friday, for drainage work, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.
And the Interstate 95’s southbound Union Street exit (353B) will also close at 6 a.m. on Saturday as the project continues, with both ramps expected to reopen at about 5 a.m. Sunday, transportation officials said.
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The “Under the Oaks” Music Jam returns Sunday to Walter Jones Historical Park at 11964 Mandarin Road.
Musicians who play a traditional acoustic instrument and want to play with others can join in the jam session from 2 to 4 p.m. under the old live oaks in front of the park museum. The event is free to musicians and audience members, while artists are invited to join in. But bring your own chair and water.
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The three buildings with 21 employees and about 12,000 square feet of operating space on Montana Avenue in San Marco are barely noticeable from the street at the G2 I.D. Source headquarters.
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Kaman Aerosystems is laying off a small portion of its workforce at its aerospace parts manufacturing facility on Jacksonville’s Northside.
Kaman Human Resources Director Alex Patton confirmed Thursday that the company is in the process of informing some employees that they’ll be laid off, though he declined to provide a number of workers affected. He said a company official would likely issue a statement, though no such statement was provided by late Thursday afternoon.

Jacksonville’s Union Street ramp at Kings Road shuts down at 9 a.m. Friday, for drainage work, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.
And the Interstate 95’s southbound Union Street exit (353B) will also close at 6 a.m. on Saturday as the project continues, with both ramps expected to reopen at about 5 a.m. Sunday, transportation officials said.
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The “Under the Oaks” Music Jam returns Sunday to Walter Jones Historical Park at 11964 Mandarin Road.
Musicians who play a traditional acoustic instrument and want to play with others can join in the jam session from 2 to 4 p.m. under the old live oaks in front of the park museum. The event is free to musicians and audience members, while artists are invited to join in. But bring your own chair and water.
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