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Conservation: CLEAN COAL, REALLY????
November 24th, 2012

Announcements: Some December Events in Cedar Key
November 24th, 2012

Fishing News: Speckled Trout Spectacle
November 23rd, 2012

Announcements: Seahorse Key Lighthouse - Open House
November 23rd, 2012

Arts and Entertainment: WEEKEND MUSIC SCENE
November 23rd, 2012

Features: ASK A LAWYER - BEWARE OF THE PAWNBROKER
November 22nd, 2012

Announcements: Cedar Key Blood Drive - Experience the Joy of Giving.
November 22nd, 2012

Arts and Entertainment: Make a bowl for Empty Bowls event
November 22nd, 2012

School News: Shark Reports -11/21/12
November 21st, 2012

Features: Trouble in Cedar Key - Thanksgiving On The Road
November 21st, 2012

Announcements: The United Methodist Church in Cedar Key Annual Cookie Walk
November 21st, 2012

Obituaries: Kay Richburg
November 20th, 2012

City Documents: Cedar Key City Meeting Agenda 11-20-12
November 20th, 2012

Law Enforcement News: Levy County Arrest Report 11/19/2012
November 20th, 2012

Features: Robby McCabe graduates from Air Force Basic Military Training
November 19th, 2012

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MICROBURST IN CEDAR KEY - IMMEDIATE CLEAN UP

MICROBURST IN CEDAR KEY - IMMEDIATE CLEAN UP

by CKN Staff Reporter

At 7:30AM on Wednesday morning, a microburst hit parts of Cedar Key, leaving some scrambling but no one hurt. Cedar Key Fire Chief and Emergency Operations Manager Robert Robinson, having consulted with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other emergency agencies, reported that the microburst was not rotational in nature and contained winds clocked at 91 miles per hour. Robinson reported that various media telephoned him asking about damages; he assured them that the City of Cedar Key was fully operational.


Among the damages about town were: downed trees, some sagging Dock Street power lines, a spark-shooting Dock Street transformer, fallen branches causing car damage, damaged roofs, and torn Bimini boat tops.

Well before ten o`clock, the City of Cedar Key Public Works Department, under the direction of Police Chief Virgil Sandlin, had the streets cleared of debris. Quickly thereafter neat stacks of debris were piled on the roadside and whisked away by Waste Pro trucks.


Double decker dock at Dock Side Motel damaged


Double decker dock at Dock Side Motel damaged


The Thomas Guest House collapsed a little more but is still standing


More damage is done to the empty Captain’s Table Restaurant


Work has already started to repair the damage to the roof of the old L&M Building

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