WATCH: Lightning strike, water spout caught on camera in central Florida
One of those was in Edgewater, where a homeowner's camera caught the moment lightning truck a tree outside the house.
In Waterford Lakes in Orange County, a water spout blew through a pond in someone's backyard, tossing branches around and causing some roof damage.
WFTV metrologist David Heckard said the National Weather Service confirmed it was a water spout.
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