TORNADO TOUCHDOWN TODAY CRAWFORD COUNTY FREE

LCEC, the Lee County Electric Cooperative, reported no customer without service in Lee County. There were 141 customers in Charlotte County waiting to be reconnected. there were 2,086 customers in Lee County and 241 in Collier County still without power. Information from Florida Power and Light indicated that by 3 p.m. 9, 2016.Īs far as injuries, at this time Lee County officials say four were injured but there are no details about serious or minor injuries.ġ18 mph winds: NWS: EF2 tornado touched down in Southwest Florida. Today's tornado that ripped apart homes in the Fort Myers area of Lee County was an EF2 tornado with winds at 118 mph, according to the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service has also confirmed the last EF2 or stronger tornado to affect the Lee County area of Southwest Florida was on Jan. 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.

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TORNADO TOUCHDOWN TODAY CRAWFORD COUNTY FREE

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