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Possible tornado hits Florida Panhandle prison
By wptv.com
Published: 11/18/2014

BLOUNTSTOWN, Fla. (AP) -- An apparent tornado touched down early Monday at a state prison near Blountstown in Florida's Panhandle, slightly injuring two people and damaging a number of vehicles.

The workers were just arriving for their shifts at the Calhoun Correctional Institution and had not even gotten out of their vehicles when the storm struck around 4 a.m. CST, Calhoun County Sheriff Glenn Kimbrel said.

The facility is secure and no inmates were injured, according to a news release from Jessica Cary, the Florida Department of Corrections director of communication. Two staff members had minor injuries.

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