Sunshine Skyway Bridge waterspout rips open USPS truck: Mail, boxes float in bay

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A mail truck was damaged near Tampa Florida Sunday morning after a waterspout crossed the Skyway Bridge and struck the vehicle. Meteorologist Bonnie Schneider has the story.

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A destructive waterspout crossed the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay on Sunday morning just as a U.S. Postal Service semi-truck was crossing the bridge and the two collided. The water spout, which is basically a tornado when it hits dry land, flipped the truck on its side and then flipped it back on its wheels. All this tossing around of the truck sent mail and packages flying all over the roadway and into the bay below.

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According to News Max on October 12, witnesses driving across the bridge not only got an up-close look at this waterspout, but they also had a close brush with this powerful force of nature. Kent Davis was one of the drivers on the bridge and when he saw the USPS truck being tossed around he stopped his car.
Davis said he got nervous, as he was about 50 yards from the truck. He also said that he felt bad for the driver because he had to be terrified being tossed around on the bridge. According to Fox News, "the driver, Randall J. Leaver, 56, was not hurt. The waterspout also hit a construction site and overturned a boat, but no injuries were reported."
The waterspout damaged a few highway signs and flipped over a boat in the bay. Robert Gudes was fishing in the bay just below the bridge when he saw the waterspout form. Gudes said the waterspout got more intense and started to pick up debris and tossing them everywhere. He tried to pick up his gear and run, but then he heard a “boom.” The waterspout picked up the truck on the bridge and slammed it on its side.
Good Samaritans stopped and helped authorities collect as much mail and packages as they could, but the bay below was littered with floating packages, report witnesses. "Fox and Friends Weekend" reports on Sunday morning.that one man said the packages of all sizes were just floating in the bay.


Source: http://www.examiner.com/article/sunshine-skyway-bridge-waterspout-rips-open-usps-truck-mail-boxes-float-bay?cid=sm-facebook-101215-12.00pm-WaterspoutVsUPSTruck