Tornado strikes Starke homes

BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — Severe thunderstorms swept through the area Dec. 8 and even spawned a tornado in Starke. The National Weather Service determined the EF1 tornado occurred around 5:20 p.m. With a peak wind speed of 95 mph, the tornado traveled around a half-mile from east of U.S. 301 toward…