![]() ![]() The Wa-Ka Hatchee Park and Recreation Center in Lee County is where the Red Cross asks you to go there as the first step if you have been displaced or require assistance due to the storms. The Red Cross says it is working closely with emergency crews on the ground in Fort Myers to provide assistance to those who need it, including helping people who have been displaced find a place to stay. Sheriff Marceno asks that you be patient as crews work to clear roadways of the damage from the storms. Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno also asks that you stay off the roadways. The Iona McGregor Fire Department is asking you to stay off the roads as crews clean up the debris left behind. The wind turned over a trailer hitched onto the back of a pickup truck in a nearby parking lot. Those winds also damaged the sign at the Planet Fitness plaza along McGregor Boulevard. In Iona, several homes were severely damaged from the storms that moved through the area Sunday. The Iona McGregor Fire Department Deputy Chief Khalid Aquil estimates the storms have displaced 150 to 200 people. ![]() Some mobile homes in Iona were destroyed. This is our first local EF-2 in 6 years (Cape Coral – 2016). Max wind 118 mph while on the ground for under 2 miles. #BREAKING □️ Southwest Florida / Iona tornado rated an EF-2. The National Weather Service later confirmed that an EF2 tornado touched down in Iona. The Iona McGregor Fire Department says there is significant damage in its service area. WINK News viewers shared videos of what appeared to be another tornado that moved through part of Fort Myers. Please continue to monitor weather conditions and BE SAFE! /bxNqzKbkOE Tornado passed over Interstate 75 in the area of the 96 mile marker (□ Alley) in Collier County at 9:34am. (Credit: Florida Highway Patrol)įlorida Highway Patrol tweeted a video of the tornado as it passed over I-75 in Alligator Alley. Florida Highway Patrol says the driver of the truck was injured. Winds from the storms in Collier County knocked over a tractor-trailer as it was traveling along I-75 North, before Mile Marker 96. The National Weather Service confirmed that at least one tornado was sighted in Collier County. Officials say 28 homes were destroyed in Lee County and at least 62 homes are not livable. They say that so far they have only had four reported injuries. Officials in Lee County say about 7,000 homes, or about 15,000 people, are without power due to the storms. You can watch it in the player below or by clicking here. Lee County officials are providing an update on storm response and recovery efforts. Multiple tornadoes touched down in Southwest Florida on Sunday morning as severe storms moved across the area. ![]()
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