Friday, October 19th, 2007 — A rare tornado struck downtown Pensacola, Fla., on Thursday where it flattened a home, tore the roof off a church and flipped a vehicle at a mall. No one was killed in the twister, which bounced through the city late morning. Four people were hurt in the home that was hit, said Assistant Chief Chip Simmons of the Pensacola Police Department. They were taken to a hospital and treated for minor injuries.