Cleanup begins after EF-1 Tornado levels homes in Palm Coast

An EF-1 tornado that tore through Palm Coast, Florida in Flagler County on Saturday, December 15, 2013 tracked a nine mile path through the area.

Cleanup starting in Palm Coast this week after a tornado touched down over the weekend, destroying seven homes and damagin 150 more.  While residents have a lot of work ahead, they're glad no one was hurt.

"Wow, I can't believe it," one resident told our partner Action News as he surveyed the damage.

Action News Chief Meteorologist Mike Buresh says the EF-1 tornado had winds of at least 100 miles an hour as it tracked nine miles before moving into the Atlantic.

Residents of the neighborhood where it hit hardest tell our partner Action News it was on the ground for just seconds.

"I tell my mom 'are we going to die?' She said 'no.' Then everything stops shaking."

"So it really is amazing that nobody was hurt in this case."