NWS Melbourne Lake Mack Storm Survey

February 2, 2007 The Lake Mack / Deland Tornado Click here for before/after pictures of radio tower Click here for before/after pictures of Lake Mack Click here for before/after pictures of Hontoon Island Click here for before/after pictures of Deland
This tornado touched down in rural Lake County at 3:37 am and impacted the Lake Mack area at 3:48 am before crossing into Volusia County and affecting Deland at 4:02 am, then lifted east of Interstate 4 at 4:10 am. NWS Melbourne issued a Tornado Warning for Volusia County at 3:52 AM. Post storm surveys indicated the tornado reached a peak intensity of EF-3 (160-165 mph) and had a track length of 26 miles. Thirteen fatalities occurred in association with this tornado.
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Damage Photographs (from Lake Mack area, Hontoon Island, and Deland)
Lakeside scoured at Lake Mack	Destruction at Lake Mack	Mobile home demolished at Lake Mack
Mobile home frame at Lake Mack	Lake Mack damage from the air.	Motor home destroyed at Lake Mack
Mobile home completely gone at Cooter Pond Rd., near Lake Mack	Forest Drive	Mobile home frame bent around a tree at Forest Drive.
Forest Drive destruction.	Another mobile home frame bent around a tree at Forest Drive.	Apartments damaged near Hontoon Island
Severe damage to home in Deland area.	Severe damage to home in Deland area.	Deland area damage