One of the areas most devastated by Wednesday’s tornado spawned by Hurricane Milton is the tight-knit New Monrovia neighborhood of Port Salerno in Martin County. Dozens of homes lost roofs, while others were leveled entirely.
Residents said two tornadoes ripped through the community in a matter of 30 minutes, taking with them roofs, cars and entire homes.
WPTV reporter Kate Hussey stood in what’s left of Bill Gore’s home on Colee Street. The frame of the home is the only thing left remaining.
Gore showed Hussey what once was his kitchen, his living room and his bedroom, which were all reduced to rubble.
He said he and his wife decided to ride out the storm with their in-laws a few streets down and weren’t at their home when the tornado ripped through. They came back to find not just their home gone, but their cars too.
Matthew Kauerauf/WPTVHis relatives, just one door down, were pulled from the wreckage of their own home.