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Southwest Florida tornadoes: Hundreds displaced from their homes. What we know Monday, Jan. 17

Southwest Florida tornadoes Hundreds displaced from their homes What we know Monday Jan 17
The NWS says two EF-2 tornadoes struck Southwest Florida on Sunday morning. More than 200 people have been displaced from their homes in Lee County.

A day after two EF-2 tornadoes touched down in Southwest Florida and numerous tornado warnings were issued in the region, here is what you need to know regarding recovery and clean-up efforts, power, people who have been displaced and moved into temporary shelters.

This is a developing story. Please check back with news-press.com and naplesnews.com for updates throughout the day.

Power outages in Lee and Collier
  • LCEC is reporting today eight customers without power.

  • FPL is reporting 362 in Lee County, 31 in Collier County and 65 in Charlotte County still without power.

Injuries

Lee County's web site indicated four people suffered minor injuries

Shelters open for displaced residents

More than 200 hundred people have been displaced as of Sunday. Lee County opened a shelter at Wa-Ke Hatchee Recreation Center. The Red Cross is providing staff to align residents with services. Residents at the temporary shelter are receiving food and water along with PPE supplies.

Photos: Damage in Iona, Florida, after tornado sweeps through the area

Recovery: Cleanup begins in the Iona/McGregor neighborhoods after early morning tornado

Previous coverage: Tornado rips through Iona area in Fort Myers destroying and damaging homes

Part time Tropicana mobile Home Park resident Milton Tanner removes an American flag from his yard after the flag pole was damaged in a tornado in the Iona area in Fort Myers  on Sunday Jan, 16, 2022.  Part time Tropicana mobile Home Park resident Milton Tanner removes an American flag from his yard after the flag pole was damaged in a tornado in the Iona area in Fort Myers  on Sunday Jan, 16, 2022.

Part time Tropicana mobile Home Park resident Milton Tanner removes an American flag from his yard after the flag pole was damaged in a tornado in the Iona area in Fort Myers on Sunday Jan, 16, 2022.

Weather data confirms tornado activity

There were two confirmed tornadoes in the Southwest Florida area according to the National Weather Service.

In Fort Myers, the tornado causing the most damage was recorded at 7:35 a.m., lasting five minutes. It was an EF-2 with 118 mph winds and traveled 1.8 miles.

  • Three separate mobile parks were hit : Point Breeze, Tropicana, and Century 21

  • 108 mobile homes were damaged, 30 completely destroyed, and 51 have major damage.

  • It is estimated there is $1.1 million worth of damage.

Charlotte county had a tornado near Placida that started at 6:37 am. It was an EF-1 , with winds of 110 miles per hour and it traveled 1.3 miles.

  • Zero injuries or fatalities

  • 35 homes were damaged in a manufactured home community

  • It is estimated there was $500,000 worth of damage.

Lee County is also opening a drop-off site for residents of south Fort Myers who were affected by Sunday

The National Weather Service survey is currently ongoing for Collier County, but there was an estimated three or four tornadoes that passed through that part of the region.

Check back with news-press.com and naplesnews.com for more updates.

This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Updates on EF-2 tornadoes in Fort Myers and Naples, damage and power outages

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