By Friday morning, roofs were covered, but tree branches were still strewn across lawns and fields in Betmar Village, which is a 55-and-up community. No one was hurt in the storm.

Another low pressure and the jet stream will once again combine to provide heavy rains and even some severe weather across the area today. The threat will start centered from Hernando to Sarasota counties, then shift wouthward toward Fort Myers and the Naples area by midday.

Zephyrhills, FL - When winds blew through Betmar Village on Thursday, Jack Jones was taking an afternoon nap. "All of a sudden, the windows started shaking like this and the wind came through and things started flying all over the place," said Jones.

St. Petersburg, Florida - Some would call it a picture perfect idea. A St. Petersburg photographer and the owner of Embellish Boutique are teaming up to raise money for the earthquake victims in Haiti.

Tampa, Florida -- He is considered a rouge retired firefighter who goes against the grain of his fellow public safety colleague, the police and fire pension board, but Dennis Ribaya thinks he has a plan that will save taxpayers money.

MANATEE — A 19-year-old man faces a possible drug possession charge after telling deputies he was assaulted and robbed by a man who had gone to his house to buy marijuana, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.

Manatee missed the brunt of Thursday’s stormy weather as central Florida was slammed by heavy rains, multiple thunderstorms and high winds.