Bad Luck on Friday the 13th

Tree splits, causes power outage for most of the day

  • Workers with Orange Mills Tree Service cut up a tree that fell on top of two vehicles early Friday morning.
    Workers with Orange Mills Tree Service cut up a tree that fell on top of two vehicles early Friday morning.
  • Half of a tree that split early Friday morning rests atop a vehicle in Palatka.
    Half of a tree that split early Friday morning rests atop a vehicle in Palatka.
  • Half the trunk and a series of branches from a split oak tree rest atop a white Cadillac on Friday morning in Palatka after falling around 3:30 a.m.
    Half the trunk and a series of branches from a split oak tree rest atop a white Cadillac on Friday morning in Palatka after falling around 3:30 a.m.
Friday the 13th got off to a mysterious start for some residents in Palatka when half of a tree trunk and massive branches split and crashed onto two cars. The oak tree fractured at about 3:30 a.m…

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