Significant Tornado Damage In Deland, Florida

Severe storms ripped through Central Florida during a tornado warning Tuesday afternoon, causing “significant damage” in DeLand and prompting deputies to go door to door looking for possible victims, according to sheriff’s officials.

A tornado warning was issued for the area as strong storms passed through the region. It expired at 4:15 p.m.

The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office tweeted, “Significant storm damage, Pine St, DeLand,” along with several photos, one of which shows a house with a collapsed roof. Another photo showed downed power lines and trees.

Video from Sky 6 showed several homes that sustained serious damage, with debris and downed power lines and trees. Chris Graham, a spokesman for the city of DeLand, said thus far, officials haven’t received reports of any injuries.

“I think at the onset of the storm, there were some reports of people trapped inside their homes, because of flash flooding,” Graham said. “Right outside of city hall we had water lapping up to the steps of city hall. Downtown is known to flood, but in all my years here, I have never seen anything like that.”

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