Pollo Campero opens Central Florida location in St. Cloud
Updated: 9:55 PM EDT Oct 12, 2023
FOR THE STORM SURVIVORS, IT HAS BEEN A DAY TO GIVE THANKS AND ALSO TO CLEAN UP AFTER TWO STRONG TORNADOES RUMBLED THROUGH CENTRAL FLORIDA OVERNIGHT. WE’VE GOT TEAM COVERAGE ON THE STORMS THAT TRAVELED FROM COAST TO COAST, BUT THE CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER ISN’T QUITE OVER JUST YET. LET’S GET OVER TO CHIEF METEOROLOGIS AT TONY MAINOLFI FOR THE LATEST ON OUR FORECAST TONY. YOU KNOW, I TELL YOU WHAT, AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE RADAR COMPARED TO THIS MORNING, WE DO HAVE SOME POCKETS OF INSTABILITY. BUT I DO WANT TO GO BACK TO THIS MORNING BETWEEN 450 AND 456 IN THE MORNING FROM JUST EAST OF THE BELLE TERRE PARKWAY TO I 95, ABOUT A MILE LONG TRACK OF A TORNADO ON THE GROUND. AND AGAIN, 200 WITH DIAMETER OR SWATH THERE WITH THIS PARTICULAR TORNADO DOING THAT DAMAGE. AND EF2 RATED TORNADO WITH WINDS OF 115 MILES AN HOUR. AGAIN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE EF2 AND THE FUJITA SCALE THERE, THAT’S A THAT’S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT TORNADO FOR CENTRAL FLORIDA. YOU GO BACK TO THE GROUNDHOG DAY OUTBREAK. WE HAD A COUPLE OF EF THREE SECONDS. WE START GETTING INTO EL NINO WINTERS AND WE START GETTING THESE STRONGER JETS. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL WITH ADJUSTING AND WATCHING HOW THESE PARTICULAR SYSTEMS ROLL IN ACROSS AND OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. FOR NOW, THOUGH, WE HEAD TO THE NORTH HERE. YOU CAN SEE DAYTONA BEACH BACK TOWARDS PALM COAST. ASTER ARE SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY, HEAVY RAIN HERE. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME GUSTY WINDS, BUT NOTHING LIKE EARLIER IN THE DAY TODAY, THERE’S FLAGLER BEACH, THERE’S ORMOND BEACH, ORMOND BY THE SEA, OVER TOWARDS LYNN, BACK TOWARDS BELLEVIEW, SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY DOWNPOURS, A COUPLE OF CLAPS OF THUNDER. LIGHTER SHOWERS NOW FROM APOPKA BACK TOWARDS SANFORD AND THE RAIN BEGINS TO PICK UP A LITTLE BIT HERE DOWN TOWARDS KENANSVILLE. YEEHAW JUNCTION, THAT’LL HEAD BACK TOWARDS THE PALM BAY AREA. FUTURE CAST RAINFALL BETWEEN NOW AND ABOUT MIDNIGHT. LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL HERE FOR ANOTHER QUICK HALF AN INCH TO MAYBE AN INCH AND A QUARTER OF RAIN. BUT THE EVENING PLANNER SAYS IT ALL THINGS ARE GOING TO BE WINDING ON DOWN. IT’S GOING TO BE WARM AND STICKY. CHANGES ARE ON THE HORIZON. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FALL LIKE WEATHER HEADED BACK TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. MORE ON THAT COMING UP AT 718. ALL RIGHT, TONY, THANK YOU. AND WITH THE CONFIRMATION OF AN EF2 TORNADO IN FLAGLER COUNTY, IT IS JUST INCREDIBLE THAT NOBODY WAS SERIOUSLY HURT. YEAH, IT REALLY IS. WESH 2 NEWS DAVE MCDANIEL WAS IN PALM COAST TODAY AS THE DAMAGE WAS ASSESSED AND CLEANUP STARTED. A ROOF RIPPED OFF. OTHERS DAMAGE, TREES, DOWNED POWER LINES AS WELL. THE CONFIRMATION OF AN EF2 TORNADO CONFIRMED SOMETHING ELSE. WINDS WELL OVER 100. IT WAS EXTREMELY LOUD. LOUD. WE COULD HEAR THE WIND RUSHING, KIND OF LIKE THEY SAY, A TRAIN AND THEN WESH. AND YOU COULD HEAR EVERYTHING BANGING JUST WEST OF I 95 IN PALM COAST. A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WERE SUCKED HARD JUST BEFORE 5:00 IN THE MORNING. WE HAVE STUFF IN THE KITCHEN, IN THE LIVING ROOM, ALL OVER THE PLACE. THERE’S GLASS EVERYWHERE. AIR. WOW. AND DEBRIS. SEE YOUR YOUR WHOLE COMPLEX LIKE CHAIRS ARE IN THE LAKE AND THE TREES ARE LITERALLY DOWN FROM LIKE, THE ROOF. SO IT’S SCARY. IT WAS AN EARLY MORNING STORM, ONE THAT CAME IN BEFORE MOST PEOPLE WOULD BE GETTING UP FOR WORK. LOOK AT THE SEVERITY OF THE DAMAGE, PARTICULARLY THIS HOME. MORE THAN HALF ITS ROOF MISSING. MY MOM GOES, WHAT’S THAT NOISE? AND I THINK IT MIGHT BE THUNDER. AND IT WAS JUST THIS BIG RUMBLING, RUMBLING AND KEPT GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER AND LOUDER. THEY RUSHED INTO THE BEDROOM WHERE HIS FATHER WAS STILL SLEEPING, HOPING FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CLOSET. BEFORE WE GOT IN THERE, THE WHOLE HOUSE STARTED SHAKING AND I COULD SEE THE SCREEN OUT THE WINDOW SHATTER AND PICK UP, AND I FELT THE ROOF. YOU COULD FEEL THE ROOF POP. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, ALL THE AIR SUCKED OUT OF YOU AND YOU’RE JUST LIKE, I WOKE UP ON THE GROUND. HE STILL SEEMS TO BE IN DISBELIEF AS HE SURVEYS THE TOTALITY OF WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS HOME. YET SO THANKFUL HE CAN DO JUST THAT. I’M JUST HAPPY THAT I JUST IMAGINE WE KEEP LOOKING AT IT LIKE I DON’T THINK WE SHOULD EVEN BE HERE RIGHT NOW IN PALM COAST. DAVE MCDANIEL WESH 2 NEWS. NOW, AS WE FIRST REPORTED NIGHT THE STORMS MOVED ACROSS THE STATE FROM THE WEST. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO OUT OF THE TAMPA BAY AREA THAT CAPTURED A TORNADO ON CAMERA. IT ORIGINALLY FORMED AS A WATERSPOUT BEFORE THEN MOVING ON LAND.
Pollo Campero opens Central Florida location in St. Cloud
Updated: 9:55 PM EDT Oct 12, 2023
ABOVE: A look at the top storiesThere’s a new fried chicken spot that’s entered the scene across Central Florida. Pollo Campero, a Guatemalan-born restaurant specializing in fried chicken with locations across Central America and certain parts of the United States, announced recently that it opened its first freestanding location in Osceola County. The restaurant, which serves fried and grilled chicken, officially opened its doors on Wednesday in St. Cloud at 2731 East Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway. “Our fried chicken is so good it’s considered the national treasure of Guatemala, and we think folks in the Orlando area will love the sense of family tradition that they’ll taste in every bite,” Luis Javier Rodas, the Campero USA managing director and COO said in a statement. “We want to build on the Florida fan base we’ve started with our Miami restaurants as we continue expanding throughout the state.”Pollo Campero also announced that it will open two locations in Orlando near South Downtown (SoDo) and the Landstar area in the coming months. The St. Cloud location is currently operating daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and offers dine-in, delivery and to-go services. Other items on the menu include chicken sandwiches, empanadas, bowls, salads and yuca fries. Individual and family meals and catering options are available, the restaurant said in a statement. A grand opening celebration for the Osceola County location is slated for Oct. 25. Top headlines: First Warning Weather Day: Tornado watches expire in Central Florida Tornado reported in Central Florida after severe weather slams area ‘Thought we were going to die’: Florida mom, daughter tearfully recall sheltering through apparent tornado
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There’s a new fried chicken spot that’s entered the scene across Central Florida.
Pollo Campero, a Guatemalan-born restaurant specializing in fried chicken with locations across Central America and certain parts of the United States, announced recently that it opened its first freestanding location in Osceola County.
The restaurant, which serves fried and grilled chicken, officially opened its doors on Wednesday in St. Cloud at 2731 East Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway.
“Our fried chicken is so good it’s considered the national treasure of Guatemala, and we think folks in the Orlando area will love the sense of family tradition that they’ll taste in every bite,” Luis Javier Rodas, the Campero USA managing director and COO said in a statement. “We want to build on the Florida fan base we’ve started with our Miami restaurants as we continue expanding throughout the state.”
Pollo Campero also announced that it will open two locations in Orlando near South Downtown (SoDo) and the Landstar area in the coming months.
The St. Cloud location is currently operating daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and offers dine-in, delivery and to-go services.
Other items on the menu include chicken sandwiches, empanadas, bowls, salads and yuca fries. Individual and family meals and catering options are available, the restaurant said in a statement.
A grand opening celebration for the Osceola County location is slated for Oct. 25.
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