Central Florida tornadoes

#1 · February 2, 2007, 11:47 am

Posted by: hopechestnews <hopechestnews@...>

Dear Hope Chest friends,

I just wanted to let you know that our family was not affected by the tornadoes that caused massive, devastating damage in Central Florida early this morning. I woke up in the wee hours of the morning to the sound of heavy rain, and before 6 AM, my husband Thad had the weather news on. We were under a tornado warning but apparently we didn't have any damage here in Seminole County.

However, at least 14 people are dead, hundreds of homes are demolished or damaged, 20,000 homes are without power, and a section of I-4 (a major interstate) was closed down for hours because four semi-trailers and a U-Haul truck were blown over. The main communities affected are Lady Lake, Deland, and New Smyrna Beach. Mobile home parks were flattened. At least one church, Lady Lake Assembly of God, was completely destroyed. Search and rescue teams are combing the neighborhoods.

You can find news coverage at: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/02/florida.storm/index.html and

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/weather/orl-bk-weather02022007,0,1660247.story?coll=orl-home-headlines

With love (and relief),

Virginia Knowles

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