Cape Coral - It’s clean up time in Cape Coral, after a tornado rips through parts of the city. The storm flipped cars and ripped off roofs, and left thousands without power much of the night. Some of the worst damage from the tornado was left near Skyline Boulevard in Cape Coral.

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Clean-up continues in Cape Coral
The Associated Press

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (AP) - Clean-up continues in Cape Coral, where a powerful tornado swept off the Gulf of Mexico and plowed into the southwest Florida city.

As many as 150 homes were damaged and at least 12 families were displaced after the tornado tossed cars down a street and damaged buildings last night. Only one person had minor injuries from flying debris.

Daniel Noah at the National Weather Service says the tornado started as a water spout over Fort Myers Beach and moved north into Cape Coral. He estimates the winds speeds were between 90 and 110 miles-an-hour.

Cape Coral's chief inspector, Bill Selvia, tells the News-Press of Fort Myers that the final damage estimate could be in the millions of dollars.

About 3,500 Lee County Electric Cooperative customers lost power in the thunderstorms that spawned the tornado.

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1 injured, 12 families displaced after tornado hits Cape Coral
The Associated Press

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (AP) - Twelve families are looking for a new home because of a tornado that damaged more than 40 houses, apartments and other structures in the southwest Florida city of Cape Coral.

City spokeswoman Connie Barron says one minor injury from flying debris was reported after the tornado tossed cars down a street and damaged apartment buildings over two blocks. City building inspectors will survey the damage.

The twister ripped part of the roof off Jessica Gibson's apartment building. Gibson, one of the displaced residents, says water poured in through the windows, damaging everything inside.

About 3,500 Lee County Electric Cooperative customers lost power in the thunderstorms that spawned the tornado around 6:30 p.m. yesterday. Company spokeswoman Karen Ryan says power has been restored to all but a handful of those customers by early this morning.

(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)