On February 2, 2007, Lake County suffered one of its most devastating disasters when tornadoes struck, damaging hundreds of homes, causing millions of dollars in destruction, and killing 21 people in the communities of Lady Lake and Lake Mack. Those who lost their lives were Clarence Clarkson, Charles Gordon, Patricia Devere, Emily Halvorson, Albert Gantner, Bernice Marshall, Doris Gantner, Brittany May, Sandra Sue Baysinger, Donald Lamond, Carla Downing, Mary MacKinnon, David Downing, Jacob Nolan, Donald Downing, William Nolan, Ashleigh Flynn, Melinda Sluss, Sarah Flynn, Michael Sluss, and Jamie L. Wright.