Severe Storms, Tornadoes Kill 14 in Florida

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

Surprised nobody' posted yet... Same day as U.N. releases global warming report...

DEVELOPING STORY: Storms carrying what was believed to be the state’s deadliest tornado in a decade cut a path across four central Florida counties early Friday, killing at least 14 people, damaging hundreds of homes and littering fields with clothes, furniture and splintered lumber.

At least one tornado touched down overnight, and central Florida residents were on alert for new twisters throughout the morning.

Lake County spokesman Christopher Patton confirmed the 14 deaths, 11 in Paisley and three in Lady Lake, where the mayor said nearly every home was destroyed.

The storm went through so many mobile homes that it "looks like a war zone; it's been totally devastated,” said Ed Nathanson, Lady Lake's police chief.

An official at the county's emergency operations center said more than 500 buildings were damaged or destroyed across the county. Some people were still reported to be missing.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16940788/

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

EMERGENCY SHELTERS AND INFORMATION
• North Lake Presbyterian Church


975 Rolling Acres Rd.
Lady Lake, FL
• First Baptist Church
25145 Fisherman's Rd.
Paisley, FL
• Villages Elementary School (Pet Friendly)
695 Rolling Acres Road
Lady Lake, FL
• Bay Street Baptist Church
1724 South Bay Street
Eustis, FL
• Babe James Community Center
201 N. Myrtle Ave.
New Smyrna Beach, FL
• Chisholm Community Center
120 S. Florida Ave.
DeLand, FL
• The Villages High School
251 Buffalo Trail
The Villages, FL
• Wildwood Community Center
700 Huey St.
Wildwood, FL
• Red Cross of Central Florida
1-800-RED CROSS
or 407-894-4141
• Florida Emergency Management
• Lake County emergency operations center
• Seminole County emergency management
• Sumter County emergency management
• Volusia County emergency management

[RoseRed (Premo)]

Not a Happy Groundhog Time in Florida Today

[Azzy]

Originally Posted by AndyMarquisLIVE

Surprised nobody' posted yet... Same day as U.N. releases global warming report...

I posted it in Socki's forum.

[K_Jo (Premo)]

Originally Posted by AndyMarquisLIVE

Surprised nobody' posted yet... Same day as U.N. releases global warming report...

DEVELOPING STORY: Storms carrying what was believed to be the state’s deadliest tornado in a decade cut a path across four central Florida counties early Friday, killing at least 14 people, damaging hundreds of homes and littering fields with clothes, furniture and splintered lumber.

At least one tornado touched down overnight, and central Florida residents were on alert for new twisters throughout the morning.

Lake County spokesman Christopher Patton confirmed the 14 deaths, 11 in Paisley and three in Lady Lake, where the mayor said nearly every home was destroyed.

The storm went through so many mobile homes that it "looks like a war zone; it's been totally devastated,” said Ed Nathanson, Lady Lake's police chief.

An official at the county's emergency operations center said more than 500 buildings were damaged or destroyed across the county. Some people were still reported to be missing.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16940788/

Will you please call New Smyrna Speedway and ask if they're still up and running for the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing next week? 386-427-4129. TIA.

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

Originally Posted by K_Jo

Will you please call New Smyrna Speedway and ask if they're still up and running for the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing next week? 386-427-4129. TIA.

http://www.newsmyrnaspeedway.org/index.shtml

NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY IS A GO AFTER TORNADOS

Samsula, Fla. (February 2, 2007) Due to the violent weather in Volusia County early this morning, New Smyrna Speedway is a GO for the 41st World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.

"We have had a lot of phone calls since the news broke on the tornados," said General Manager Terry Roberts. "We just want everyone to know that New Smyrna Speedway is fine and we are right on track for the World Series."

New Smyrna Speedway opens it's 41st Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing on February 9th and ends February 17th.

For more information on the 41st Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at www.fascar.org.



NEW ASPHALT READY FOR 41ST ANNUAL WORLD SERIES AT NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY...http://www.newsmyrnaspeedway.org/images/more.gif

[K_Jo (Premo)]

Originally Posted by AndyMarquisLIVE

http://www.newsmyrnaspeedway.org/index.shtml

NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY IS A GO AFTER TORNADOS

Samsula, Fla. (February 2, 2007) Due to the violent weather in Volusia County early this morning, New Smyrna Speedway is a GO for the 41st World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.

"We have had a lot of phone calls since the news broke on the tornados," said General Manager Terry Roberts. "We just want everyone to know that New Smyrna Speedway is fine and we are right on track for the World Series."

New Smyrna Speedway opens it's 41st Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing on February 9th and ends February 17th.

For more information on the 41st Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at www.fascar.org.



NEW ASPHALT READY FOR 41ST ANNUAL WORLD SERIES AT NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY...http://www.newsmyrnaspeedway.org/images/more.gif

Awesome!

[blacklabman]

Probably won't be seeing any "The Villages" ads on TV any time soon.

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

At Least 19 Dead...

Disaster crews with dogs went from one pile of debris to another in a search for bodies Friday after powerful storms, including at least one tornado, smashed hundreds of homes across central Florida, killing at least 19 people and leaving several thousand homeless.
It was the deadliest combination of thunderstorms and tornadoes to hit Florida in nearly a decade, cutting a 40-mile swath of destruction across four counties just before daybreak, terrorizing residents of one of the nation’s biggest retirement communities, and leaving trees and fields littered with clothes, furniture and splintered lumber.

Volusia County estimated that 500 properties there sustained $80 million in damage; there was no similar estimate available in harder-hit Lake County. Curfews were imposed in parts of both counties to discourage looters.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16940788/

[Severa]

My family was fortunate in that those relatives of ours who reside in Florida are all safe and accounted for, prayers to the families in Florida who have lost so much.