These are my photos taken after a tornado, with winds up to 165 mph that killed at least 19 people, swept through central Florida. The storm was estimated to have touched down at 3:12AM Friday, February 2, 2007 at the intersection of Hwy 301 and CR462 just north of Wildwood, Southwest of "The Villages", a large collaboration of retirement communities.

Below you can view several pictures I have taken of the area within 2 days of the storm. Unfortunately, it was often too dark to take clear pictures, and many areas were restricted or blocked off. This storm was about 1 hour north of my residence.

feb 3, 2007, major damage to home



feb 3, 2007, damage



feb 3, 2007, trailer ripped apart, roof gone, debris everywhere



feb 3, 2007, backyard debris



feb 3, 2007, notice the block building on right



feb 3, 2007, EX tree canopy



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feb 3, 2007



feb 3, 2007, what was here before, only exists now as a pile of debris.



feb 3, 2007, it appears there was a house (or houses) here



feb 3, 2007 - Industrial damage



feb 3, 2007 - the tornado destroyed the railroad crossings, railroad in process of replacing (CR 462)



feb 3, 2007 - train crossing at unguarded crossing (CR 462)



feb 3, 2007 - The Villages, this is a nice home that was destroyed



feb 4, 2007 - this was once a small forest



feb 4, 2007 - lady lake damage, looking from HWY 27



feb 4, 2007 - lady lake damage, looking from HWY 27



feb 4, 2007 - lady lake damage, takes alot of force to damage trees like that!



feb 4, 2007 - lady lake damage, wreckage of the The Lady Lake Church of God



feb 4, 2007 - lady lake damage, pillow feathers (or similar) are suck in the tree, like small bullets



feb 4, 2007 - lady lake damage, emergency supplies, shelter



feb 4, 2007 - lady lake damage, heavy steel church building was no match for storm, The Lady Lake Church of God



feb 4, 2007 - lady lake damage, block building blown apart.



feb 4, 2007 - lady lake damage, devistation



feb 4, 2007 - lady lake damage, up close



feb 4, 2007 - lady lake damage, side view



feb 4, 2007 - lady lake damage, homes across street suffered little or no damage.



feb 4, 2007 - lady lake damage, me at the wreckage, just to put it into perspective



feb 4, 2007 - lady lake damage, notice trash in the trees (actually metal siding and other stuff)



feb 4, 2007 - lady lake damage



feb 4, 2007 - lady lake damage, trash on left, feathers shot into trees on the center and right



feb 4, 2007 - lady lake damage, more feathers in the tree on left



feb 4, 2007 - lady lake damage, the path



feb 4, 2007 - lady lake damage, looking west into the path of the tornado