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Originally Posted by twoplanekid
For detailed information on the 2007 tornado that hit The Villages -> http://www.depts.ttu.edu/nwi/Pubs/Re...AW-Florida.pdf
It’s my understanding that the developer and many others immediately came together to help all those in need to quickly recover from the damages inflicted by this event.
Newer homes have systems in place to help reduce wind damage as a result of this type of studies. |
We were here on February 2, 2007 when the tornado struck about 3:15 am. We lived in The village of Caroline and just two blocks from damage that completely destroyed homes. True, The Developer pulled all of his contractors off building new homes to salvage as many homes that were hit by the tornado as possible. Nobody lost their life in The Villages but over 100 homes had to be completely replaced and others repaired. Forty five persons were taken to hospitals. The town of Lady Lake was not as fortunate as there were fatalities---nine I think.
It was a bad situation but could have been worse had the storm hit during working hours when more people were out and about. These storms that are approaching can be very dangerous if they spawn any tornados.