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โItโs like a war zone:โ DeLand businesses reeling from tornado damage
Read full article: โItโs like a war zone:โ DeLand businesses reeling from tornado damageDeLAND, Fla. โ Several stores along Woodland Boulevard are cleaning up from the tornado that struck Tuesday afternoon. Robert Ripley waited out the EF-2 tornado huddled inside his office with employees and a customer at Import Auto Service. [RELATED: EF-2 tornado packed 105-115 mph winds in DeLand | Video: EF-2 tornado causes โsignificant damageโ in DeLand]Vimal Talati co-owns the DeLand Max gas station that is just a few doors down from Ripley. Itโs quite a bit of damage,โ Talati said. Officials confirmed the tornado ripped through about 4.6 miles of town with wind gusts up to 105 to 115 mph.