1 Year Later: Community honors 6 lives lost in EF3 tornado

The Day the Sky Turned: One Year Later

A year after Hurricane Milton unleashed devastating tornadoes across Florida, survivors from Spanish Lakes Country Club gathered to honor the six neighbors they lost in the storm’s deadliest strike.

On Oct. 9, 2024, Milton spawned 126 tornado warnings and touched down 46 times across the region.

The area hardest hit by tornadoes was the Spanish Lakes Country Clubcommunity near Fort Pierce, where an EF3 tornado claimed six lives and destroyed dozens of homes…

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