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I hope you and your loved ones are all right. This is so devastating. It is not getting much coverage, so I appreciate knowing more. Thank you for sharing the truth. The only positive is how willing people are to help each other during such trying times.

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It's gotten local coverage but you are right, not much else. Strange though. Hopefully the stories that are out there work to help the victims of such a terrible weather event for the east coast of Florida.

take care, Nadia!

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It is strange and disheartening. I pray the victims get all the help needed to rebuild their lives. Much love, Lara. 💕

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Lara, did you get any damage?

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Not at all. But five miles from me, totally different story. Very catastrophic damage.

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Wow

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So sorry, Lara, for everyone. We watched that storm with apprehension and then regretful relief as it moved toward Florida. The Houston area has been hit twice this year, once with a derecho, a sudden wind storm that delivered hurricane-force winds and barreled through central Houston and downtown... and then shortly after that by Hurricane Beryl, in which the local utility did not demonstrate great lustre in restoring power. For days, for several million people. So... looking at the horror of what the Florida coast and the South have experienced over the past month is heart-breaking. Good luck, Godspeed.

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Thanks for stopping by. Nature can be unrelenting, for sure. My hope is to bring more awareness to some of these areas and to get more help out this way. The community has been great though. Take care and blessings!

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Author Note: I focused primarily on Wellington in this article because I live about 6 miles from the damaged areas. Many other parts of Florida were hit with tornadoes as well. If you can help anyone out, through GoFundMe or other charitable links, it would be much appreciated.

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Hi Lara, I’m new to Substack and am glad to see your reporting from Wellington. Thank you for sharing about the terrible local damage. We hope the recovery is fast and that the people and animals are safe. I live south of you and am looking for more South Florida writing. I really enjoyed your report on our gorgeous wading birds - it’s not ideal at all and it’s getting too crowded down here, but in developments these birds can settle in as long as plenty of water is maintained. My back yard lake in an older planned community is full of gorgeous birds. We need to integrate lots of watery homes for them in any development plans.

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Good morning, thanks for stopping by. Thanks for subscribing. I wish I had more time to write narrative journalism, because I think that’s some of the most important and thoughtful way to express stories not only locally but around the world. But my work schedule is pretty tedious. Regarding the wading birds, yes, they will enjoy some man-made lakes here and there. But nesting requires different environmental factors. So for the most part when development moves in, most of the birds will move out.

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