FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — One year after Hurricane Milton swept through the region, the quiet retirement community of Spanish Lakes in St. Lucie County is still on the road to recovery from one of the storm’s deadliest tornadoes.
The community became ground zero for an EF-2 tornado, which produced triple-digit wind speeds, killing six people and damaging or destroying more than a hundred homes. The EF-2 was one of only two produced by Hurricane Milton.
Today, signs of recovery are visible. Many homes feature new metal roofs, and fresh paint marks houses that have been recently repaired. However, remnants of the devastation remain, with empty dirt lots marking the locations of homes deemed damaged beyond repair…