Thursday, February 15, 2007

Tornado Devastation Saturday Feb. 4, 2007

Just one Day after Tornadoes stormed thorugh the Central Florida early Friday morning killing at least 20 and leaving many without homes, this is what was left....


















Florida Governor Charlie Crist flies high above the disaster area in Lady Lake Florida Saturday with senators Mel Martinez and Bill Nelson to get an Arial view of the devastation that struck Central Florida after Severe Weather stormed through early Friday morning. An American flag is left Standing outside one home in the Sunshine 55+ community in Lady Lake.
























Mary Smart assesses the damage inside her friend Jessie Graf's Mobil Home Saturday in Lady Lake Florida just one day after a severe storm ripped through the Central Florida area leaving at least 20 dead. Graf has lived in her home on Alma Street since 1986 and describes this disaster as a nightmare in which she has yet to wake from.


















The Lady Lake Assembly of God church lies destroyed Early Saturday morning just one day after severe weather stormed through Lady Lake Florida early Friday morning bringing tornados, which demolished many homes and left 20 dead.

























Just after sunrise, the damage of how bad the Lady of Lake Assembly of God church had been destroyed was completly visable along with roof tops that had been tossed on top of trees and downed power lines that were leaving so many without power.

















United States Senator Bill Nelson awaits take-off in a Black Hawk Helicopter Saturday before flying high above the disaster sites of Lady Lake Florida along with Senator Mel Martinez and Florida Governor Charlie Crist. Severe weather stormed through the Central Florida area early Friday morning leaving many with out homes and at least 20 dead.


















Officer J. Lindsey, (left) of the Wildwood Police Department and Officer Buttleman, (right) of the Lady Lake Police Department approaches a resident of Alma Street in Lady Lake Saturday to inquire on her medical status along with her food and water supply. Many residents were left without food, water and electric after severe weather passed through Central Florida early Friday.


















Madeline Tardy of Lady Lake Florida cleans up inside her home Saturday after severe weather caused the windows to blow out early Friday Morning. Tardy, who has only lived in her home for six months, was sleeping on her couch, which was positioned against this window when the disaster occurred.


















A home that was once for rent now stands topless after severe weather washed thorguh Lady Lake Florida leaving many without home just 24 hours after the storm passed on Saturday.


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