A year after a tornado leveled her home and upended her life, Rosie Quaranta stands in a new house with a lake view, reflecting on the storm, her losses and the small miracles that helped her rebuild.
“I now live in this lovely house. … It’s a new world,” Quaranta said. “It’s a better house than what I had before. I’ve got some of my own furniture, a screened-in patio, … and God gave me these gorgeous little flowers in front of my lake.”
Quaranta’s story is one of resilience. On Oct. 9, 2024, she was at her home in the Spanish Lakes Country Club community in St. Lucie County when an EF1 tornado tore through her mobile home park. She left minutes after the storm hit. Little did she know a second tornado — an EF3 — was still on its way…