Neighbors clean up after landspout leaves scattered damage in Lee County

LEE COUNTY, Fla. (WINK) — A landspout over the weekend left small pockets of damage in neighborhoods across Lee County.

For neighbors off McGregor Boulevard and Tanglewood Parkways, the day was spent chopping up branches and cleaning up. Chainsaw sounds filled the air as residents worked to clear debris.

"Picking up the pieces of the fence and the roof because we need them for the insurance," said Daniela Vilanova.

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Daniela bought the home almost six months ago.

"I bought the house recently, and it just happened, so yeah," Daniela Vilanova said. "Yeah, we just moved six months ago to this house, so it's been very unlucky for us."

With 30% damage to the roof and a ruined fence, she called the landspout unlucky.

"We're pretty disappointed about it, but we're gonna get it fixed soon," Alejandro Vilanova said.

Neighbors across the street placed a tarp on their roof to prevent rain from causing further damage after the landspout. Kathy Musa says she will need a new roof.

"When it was to where we could go out and walk around, we walked around, and the entire roof, the back was worse than the front," said Musa.

The neighbors said they watched through windows as chairs flew through the air, trash bags swirled over homes, and trees blew from side to side. One tree was split in half, the top thrown across the street into a neighbor's yard.

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"Suddenly it was very sudden, very fast, everything just started happening, and the whole backyard was swirling, and lawn chairs were blowing, and pieces of horticultural debris were flying everywhere," Musa said.

Katerina Dvorakova lives a few streets over from the Vilanovas and Musa. She caught the moment her backyard got swept up in the landspout.

"I look over that way, and I see over the sky, turning in circles, debris, trash bags and stuff that you usually don't see," Dvorakova said. "So, in my opinion, I said, 'You know what? Get yourself inside.'"

Dvorakova has lived in the area for 32 years, experiencing hurricanes and floods, but the landspout was new and unexpected.

"When you see stuff flying in the air just, like, above, like, very high, that's a little scary," Dvorakova said. "I never experienced something like that."

An umbrella was even swept up in the storm and is now hanging off a power line near Dvorakova's home.

Despite the damage, neighbors said they're grateful everyone is safe. They hope repairs can be made quickly and before hurricane season.

"We were blessed," Musa said. "No one in the neighborhood was injured, and we've got homes that we can sleep in."