A Tornado Near Fort Myers Reached 118 Mph And Destroyed Dozens Of Homes. Here's What We Know

Fort Myers News-Press, The News-Press
Sun, 01/16/2022 - 5:24pm

A strong, EF2 tornado touched down Sunday morning, January 16 in Southwest Florida. Here's what we know and how you can help.

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