Tornado outbreak destroys homes, claims lives in St. Lucie County

Aftermath of tornado damage in Spanish Lakes community in St. Lucie County, Fla. on Oct. 11, 2024Caleb Holder
Tornado damage at Spanish Lakes Country Club, a senior community off Spanish Lakes Boulevard near Fort Pierce, on Oct. 9, 2024.John Marfisi
Aftermath of tornado damage in Spanish Lakes community in St. Lucie County, Fla. on Oct. 11, 2024Caleb Holder
Aftermath of tornado damage in Spanish Lakes community in St. Lucie County, Fla. on Oct. 11, 2024Caleb Holder
Aftermath of tornado damage in Spanish Lakes community in St. Lucie County, Fla. on Oct. 11, 2024Caleb Holder
Aftermath of tornado damage in Spanish Lakes community in St. Lucie County, Fla. on Oct. 11, 2024Caleb Holder
Aftermath of tornado damage in Spanish Lakes community in St. Lucie County, Fla. on Oct. 11, 2024Caleb Holder
Aftermath of tornado damage in Spanish Lakes community in St. Lucie County, Fla. on Oct. 11, 2024Caleb Holder
Aftermath of tornado damage in Spanish Lakes community in St. Lucie County, Fla. on Oct. 11, 2024Caleb Holder
Aftermath of tornado in the Holiday Pines community in Fort Pierce, Fla. on Oct. 11, 2024.Caleb Holder
Aftermath of tornado in the Holiday Pines community in Fort Pierce, Fla. on Oct. 11, 2024.Caleb Holder
WPTV Chopper 5 showed a destroyed home in the Spanish Lakes Country Club community in St. Lucie County on Oct. 10, 2024.WPTV
Aftermath of tornado in the Holiday Pines community in Fort Pierce, Fla. on Oct. 11, 2024.Caleb Holder
Aftermath of tornado in the Holiday Pines community in Fort Pierce, Fla. on Oct. 11, 2024.Caleb Holder
Flipped car in Indian River Estates in Fort Pierce, Fla. on Oct. 9, 2024.Bunky Carr
Aftermath of tornado in the Holiday Pines community in Fort Pierce, Fla. on Oct. 11, 2024.Caleb Holder
Tornado damage at Spanish Lakes Country Club, a senior community off Spanish Lakes Boulevard near Fort Pierce, on Oct. 9, 2024.John Marfisi
Tornado damage at Spanish Lakes Country Club, a senior community off Spanish Lakes Boulevard near Fort Pierce, on Oct. 9, 2024.WPTV
Destroyed, mangled roof of a building where cruisers and other property were stored at the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office on Oct. 9, 2024.St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office
Flipped plane at Aviator College in Fort Pierce, Fla. on Oct. 9, 2024.WPTV viewer