#Fort Myers tornado

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The National Weather Service issued several tornado warnings across Southwest Florida as storms rolled through the area. Here is some footage that shows the extent of damages across Lee and Collier. We will be updating these files so check back for more damage reports. What we know: Powerful tornado destroys dozens of homes in...

FORT MYERS, Fla — Several people caught video showing an apparent tornado ripping through a section of Gulf Harbour Yacht & Country Club, off McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers. Rodney Strickland sent one video to NBC2 showing the storm tearing parts off a number of homes and kicking them...

Multiple tornadoes touched down in Southwest Florida on Sunday morning as severe storms moved across the area. Lee County officials are providing an update on storm response and recovery efforts. You can watch it in the player below or by clicking here. Officials in Lee County say about 7,000 homes,...

Crews from Southwest Florida emergency services and the National Weather Service are surveying damage left by a string of severe storms Sunday morning that prompted several tornado warnings.

Multiple waterspouts and tornadoes hit southwest Florida, destroying 28 homes there. Up to 200 people were forced from 62 homes in Lee County that were "unlivable" after being hit by the tornado. A tornado that crossed I-75 flipped a semi and injured the driver. Tornadoes spawned by a powerful winter...

The Treasure Coast saw a tornado warning and heavy rain as a powerful storm front came through South Florida on Sunday, but there were minimal disruptions. The weekly farmer's market in downtown Stuart, the Market on Main, was canceled in anticipation of severe weather, and the weekly waterfront concert that follows the market, Rock'n Riverwalk, was also canceled, leaving the area quieter than usual Sunday afternoon.   ...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A strong cold front this morning brought in damaging winds and multiple tornado reports in SW Florida, one of which has already been confirmed as an EF2 by the National Weather Service. The first tornado warning was just after 7 a.m. this morning in the...

Showers and thunderstorms are moving across South Florida Sunday ahead of a strong cold front. The National Weather Service Miami has issued a tornado watch for most of South Florida through 3 p.m. Wind gusts up to 60 mph and heavy downpours are also possible, experts said. ©2022 South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Visit sun-sentinel.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — NBC2’s SKY2 drone captured the trail of destruction left by the EF2 tornado earlier today. The video footage provided a view of the damage in Century21 Mobile Home Park, Tropicana Home Park and Water Ln., and a flipped Windcrest Dr. mobile home. NBC2 viewer...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Shaken but alive. A Fort Myers man describes a harrowing morning as a tornado ripped his home apart on Windcrest Drive, off Summerlin Road. Edward Murray and his daughter made it out alive, though their dog Coco is still missing. Murray thanked neighbors and firefighters...

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – Dash camera video from a Florida Highway Patrol cruiser reportedly captured a tornado crossing Interstate 75 on Sunday morning. It was one of multiple tornadoes that touched down in Southwest Florida on Sunday. The dashcam video, recorded around 9:30 a.m. in Collier County, appears to...

A tornado ripped through South Fort Myers Tuesday, smashing pool cages and felling trees onto cars while winds gusts nearly reached hurricane status.  At least one person was injured Tuesday, according to interviews conducted by The News-Press on the scene.  "We were able to get our storm survey completed and we did find a...

Severe storms swept across Florida's Gulf Coast on Tuesday morning as a cold front moved in and, according to the National Weather Service, a tornado hit just south of the Tampa Bay area.

It’s been one week since an EF1 tornado ripped through parts of south Fort Myers, doing damage in the Briarcliff and Eagle Ridge communities. The cleanup is slow but steady. Now, the tree is off his home and all of the trees are gone from his lawn. “Every time...