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Storms cause power outage in Duval, uproot trees in Clay, St. Johns, Suwannee counties

A tornado warning was issued for Duval and St. Johns counties at around 7 p.m. and lasted through 7:45 p.m.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Reported tornados and thunderstorms caused a power outage in Duval County and uprooted trees in several counties Tuesday evening.

A tornado warning was issued for Duval and St. Johns counties at around 7 p.m. and lasted through 7:45 p.m.

Just after 8:30 p.m., Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry tweeted that an EF0 tornado caused some outages in the city, but that residents were OK. By 9 p.m. the power was restored. 

In Clay County, a Middleburg man named Tracy Rigdon shared a video of a large tree that toppled over during a storm.

"Yeah we had a little issue," said the person filming the tree. "Had a little tree that fell down in a very brief storm, but it turns out -- not such a brief tree."

In St. Johns County, the National Weather Service reported a tornado downed trees in Mickler's Landing while. Back in Clay County, in Orange Park, a viewer shared with First Coast News photos of uprooted trees near Lakeside.

In Suwannee County, a tornado touched down in the area of County Road 252 and County Road 349, according to the Suwannee County Sheriff's Office. No one was hurt, but the sheriff's office said there was extensive damage to several chicken houses and one residence.

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