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Woman in bed survives tornado strike.

WGCU | By Kinfay Moroti
Published January 16, 2022 at 1:17 PM EST
1... "Oh no!" Barb MacLaine yells when seeing what was left of the mobile home she fled Sunday when a tornado struck. "I was in bed. It was horrifying," McLaine said. MacLaine and her husband, residents in the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area), were among those that survived. However, Century 21, and other neighborhoods in the area suffered extensive damage.
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1... "Oh no!" Barb MacLaine yells when seeing what was left of the mobile home she fled Sunday when a tornado struck. "I was in bed. It was horrifying," McLaine said. MacLaine and her husband, residents in the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area), were among those that survived. However, Century 21, and other neighborhoods in the area suffered extensive damage.
Kinfay Moroti
2... Firefighters spent much of Sunday morning going door-to-door checking for the injured after a tornado struck in Southwest Florida. As of this report, no injuries or fatalities have been reported in the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area), pictured
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2... Firefighters spent much of Sunday morning going door-to-door checking for the injured after a tornado struck in Southwest Florida. As of this report, no injuries or fatalities have been reported in the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area), pictured
Kinfay Moroti
Storm damage. January 16, 2022 2... Firefighters spent much of Sunday morning going door-to-door checking for the injured after a tornado struck in Southwest Florida. As of this report, no injuries or fatalities have been reported in the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area), pictured.
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Storm damage. January 16, 2022 2... Firefighters spent much of Sunday morning going door-to-door checking for the injured after a tornado struck in Southwest Florida. As of this report, no injuries or fatalities have been reported in the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area), pictured.
Kinfay Moroti
Storm damage from January 16, 2022. Scenes from the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area) that was struck by a tornado early Sunday morning. Many neighborhoods from Naples to Iona suffered extensive damage
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Storm damage from January 16, 2022. Scenes from the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area) that was struck by a tornado early Sunday morning. Many neighborhoods from Naples to Iona suffered extensive damage
Kinfay Moroti
Storm damage from January 16, 2022. Scenes from the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area) that was struck by a tornado early Sunday morning. Many neighborhoods from Naples to Iona suffered extensive damage
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Storm damage from January 16, 2022. Scenes from the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area) that was struck by a tornado early Sunday morning. Many neighborhoods from Naples to Iona suffered extensive damage
Kinfay Moroti
Storm damage from January 16, 2022. Scenes from the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area) that was struck by a tornado early Sunday morning. Many neighborhoods from Naples to Iona suffered extensive damage
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Storm damage from January 16, 2022. Scenes from the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area) that was struck by a tornado early Sunday morning. Many neighborhoods from Naples to Iona suffered extensive damage
Kinfay Moroti
Storm damage from January 16, 2022
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Storm damage from January 16, 2022
Kinfay Moroti
Storm damage from January 16, 2022. Scenes from the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area) that was struck by a tornado early Sunday morning. Many neighborhoods from Naples to Iona suffered extensive damage
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Storm damage from January 16, 2022. Scenes from the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area) that was struck by a tornado early Sunday morning. Many neighborhoods from Naples to Iona suffered extensive damage
Kinfay Moroti
Storm damage from January 16, 2022. Scenes from the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area) that was struck by a tornado early Sunday morning. Many neighborhoods from Naples to Iona suffered extensive damage
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Storm damage from January 16, 2022. Scenes from the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area) that was struck by a tornado early Sunday morning. Many neighborhoods from Naples to Iona suffered extensive damage
Kinfay Moroti
Storm damage from January 16, 2022. Scenes from the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area) that was struck by a tornado early Sunday morning. Many neighborhoods from Naples to Iona suffered extensive damage
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Storm damage from January 16, 2022. Scenes from the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area) that was struck by a tornado early Sunday morning. Many neighborhoods from Naples to Iona suffered extensive damage
Kinfay Moroti
Storm damage from January 16, 2022. Scenes from the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area) that was struck by a tornado early Sunday morning. Many neighborhoods from Naples to Iona suffered extensive damage
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Storm damage from January 16, 2022. Scenes from the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area) that was struck by a tornado early Sunday morning. Many neighborhoods from Naples to Iona suffered extensive damage
Kinfay Moroti

A tornado ripped through Southwest Florida early Sunday morning. Hundreds of homes were damaged and destroyed. Many residents from Naples to Iona are without shelter. Some have nothing but their lives. Barb MacLaine and her husband are among them.

"Oh no!" MacLaine yelled when seeing what was left of the mobile home she fled when the tornado struck. "I was in bed. It was horrifying," McLaine said.

MacLaine and her husband, residents in the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area), who were among those that suffered property damage. However, Century 21, and other neighborhoods in the area suffered extensive damage.

Firefighters spent much of the morning going door-to-door checking for the injured. As of this report, no injuries or fatalities have been reported in Century 21.

Local social service agencies and volunteers are helping residents find shelter, and meet basic living needs.
(Moments by Kinfay/Tell Spark Storytelling
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