![]() ![]() “We will coordinate resources to meet the immediate needs, we are working with the Red Cross,” Pendergrass said.Īfter such sudden and complete destruction of their homes, some homeowners, assisted by neighbors, friends and the kind-hearted began clean-up work, but Pendergrass suggested they might want to wait until an insurance adjuster gets a look at the damage. Some of the people who can’t return to their homes until repairs are made were being taken by LeeTran vehicles to a shelter at Wa-Ke Hatchee Park in Fort Myers. “We have damage assessment teams in the area, first to compile information on the extent of the damaged structures,” Pendergrass said during a mid-afternoon news conference. County Commission Chairman Cecil Pendergrass later told reporters that 62 of the homes in the tornado’s path were unlivable as a result of the tornado. One county assessment rated 27 homes destroyed, 24 with major damage, and 14 with minor damage. 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. 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. 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. ![]() Outage tracker: Power outages reported across Southwest Florida after tornado hits Fort Myers area 5:53 p.m. She crawled out a back window.īy 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. ![]() Damage reports: Track damage from Sunday's severe weather here ![]()
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