March 10, 2025
Tornado Destroys Home In Seminole County, Fire Department Saves Two Residents Inside
By Kyle Coppola
Tornado Destroys Home In Seminole County, Fire Department Saves Two Residents Inside
This morning a Tornado touched down in Seminole County in Longwood. Officials are assessing damage and ensuring residents are safe. Residents in the Markham Woods Road area are asked to stay home to allow response teams to complete their work.
(An officer inspects the damage in Longwood as a home was completely destroyed from a tornado this morning. Photo Credit – Seminole County FL.)
The Seminole County Fire department responded to a home collapse in Longwood. Due to the heroic actions of the firefighters, two individuals who remained in the home were extracted to safety. Seminole County Sheriff’s Office and County Roads and Stormwater crews are clearing roadways, and Duke Energy crews are restoring power.
(Residents on Markham Woods Road were glad to be alive after the powerful storm ripped through Longwood this morning. Photo Credit – Seminole County FL. )
According to Seminole County “The Semionle County Building and Emergency Management teams are assessing damages and providing tarps to impacted residents at St. Stephen Lutheran Church. Partners at the Red Cross are on the gound to provide assistance. The US National Weather Service in Melbourne Florida is in the field, determining the level of damage and storm intensity.
(An incredible amount of tree damage shut down roads and many in the area lost power. Photo Credit – Seminole County FL.)
As a reminder, you can register for local emergency alerts at PrepareSeminole.org.
Winds were very intense in Leesburg and across Lake County this morning. Our thoughts and prayers are with those impacted by this mornings violent storms.
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
