Outage tracker: Power outages reported across Southwest Florida after tornado hits Fort Myers area 5:53 p.m.
View Gallery: Tornado in Iona, Florida, damages homes - See photosīy mid-morning, residents across Southwest Florida were taking shelter and heeding multiple tornado warnings stretching from north Collier County and across the gulf coast in Lee County and beyond. Murray’s daughter was in her bedroom and her mattress flipped on her. “I said to the devil, 'It’s not going to be today'.” “I was so happy when I saw the sky,” Murray said. Scenes from the storm: Videos show storm damage across Fort Myers, Iona, Naples and on Alligator AlleyĪ former Chicago resident, Murray and his daughter, Koki, escaped unharmed, crawling from the wreckage. Here's what we know.ĭamage reports: Track damage from Sunday's severe weather here What we know: Powerful tornado destroys dozens of home in Southwest Florida. “The tornado took me off my feet blew me toward the east wall and buried me under the sink, refrigerator, kitchen chairs and everything else.”
"That’s my house that’s turned upside down," he said. See our current offers here.Įdward Murray, 81, was in his mobile home at Windcrest and Point Breeze in Cottage Point Trailer Park on Sunday morning when a tornado picked up the structure and tossed it on top of a neighbor's home. Consider subscribing to support your local newsrooms and to get access to other journalism that impacts Southwest Florida. We are providing this weather report and coverage as a free service to our community. Watch Video: Holly Rousseau: I could see it coming over my neighbor’s roof
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