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When Hurricane Milton struck Florida last week, the massive storm also unleashed over 20 devastating tornadoes across the state. One of those tornadoes hit Vero Beach, the east coast town where DMLNewsApp founder Dennis Michael Lynch lives.
The massive tornado left a swath of destruction behind, and DML captured the entire tornado as it roared across the city just blocks away from his home.
In his podcast monologue Monday morning, DML described the devastation left behind by the storm, but then he shared heartwarming accounts that followed the storm – stories that prove the American spirit is still alive and well.
“A lot of times in America, the very best surfaces from the very worst,” he said. “What I saw happen over the last couple days in Vero Beach made me feel great, despite all the loss.”
“The amount of people in the community who have come out and offered to help is astronomical,” he said. He explained that a community page on Facebook has been an amazing tool for local residents to post messages asking for help, and a way for others to respond to every need.
Local residents are donating food, generators, tools, whatever people need – including offering for people to come to their home to take a shower, DML said.
He added that neighbors are helping neighbors, and no one is asking what their political beliefs are or who they plan to vote for.
Sharing a video of his monologue, DML wrote:
AMERICAN at its BEST: My opening monologue today focuses on a vibrant Facebook Community Page that is somehow leading the effort in picking up the pieces of the tornado / hurricane battered town where I live.
I focused on this today because it’s a local story that needs national attention, and it’s a must-watch if you need a pick-me-up in terms of believing the USA can actually be united. I hope you share.
THIS IS A MUST-WATCH:
Over the weekend, DML posted multiple video clips as he and his family drove through their town and stopped to help neighbors clean up after the devastating storm.
The barrier island of Vero Beach has sections that are devastated. There are tons of community members roaming the streets helping strangers and neighbors clean up. My boys, Denny and Ryan, and daughter, Kelly, are proud to be part of the effort.
Hurricane Milton. Vero Beach. The aftermath. When a friend comes to visit us from out of state, Mary and I will always bring them to the section where LIVE OAKS offer a canopy over the roads; it provides a unique beauty. Most tours end with friends asking for the name of my realtor. The tour now looks a bit different to say the least. However, the spirit of the folks who live in the area remains strong.
I drove around offering help yesterday and was amazed at how pleasant the homeowners are despite the horror — they lost so much but their smiles keep the beauty in tact. It will take time, but the area will come back even better.
“Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick, don’t lose faith.” — Steve Jobs
Hurricane Milton. Vero Beach. The kids and I were helping local residents clean up when we drove past some downed trees and power lines on A1A. The National Guard was there, and as you hear in the video I was told to stop.
What you don’t see is what happens next … The Guardsman saw I had a tree branch stuck in my wheel well. He got down on the ground and pulled it out so I would not get a flat. Now that’s the America I love.
Hurricane Milton. Vero Beach. Luck of the Irish. We moved my daughter Ashley’s new car from our house to a spot that’s 20 feet above sea level as she feared it may get flooded in the storm. When the storm was over and we went to retrieve the car we were a bit surprised.
The complex where we parked her car is huge. Only one tree fell. And it was atop of her car. Should have never moved it. Ryan, Denny, my buddy Jeff and I got the tree off but damage was done.
Hurricane Milton and my bathrobe belt. During the storm the second story gutter was slamming into the house and I feared it was going to break our master bath window. Out of reach, and with winds going wild, I spent hours trying to grab it. Couldn’t get it done.
So I grabbed a push broom and the rope off my robe. After two flood lights breaking, a heavily scratched window, house siding chipped, the pillar being severally damaged and the entire gutter system on the balcony wrecked, it’ll cost more than $20k to get it all replaced and painted. This is from a single gutter. I can’t imagine what people with real damage will be out of pocket.
Hurricane Milton. Huge TORNADO that hit Ft Pierce and Vero Beach; I captured it from the moment it started. Maybe @NHC_Atlantic can make sense of this video. Never seen anything like it, makes no sense. Full video:
And here’s what happened when USA Today asked DML if they could use his exclusive tornado video:
USA TODAY, the radical lefty fake news outlet, a few years ago falsely claimed a FB post of mine about Joey was misinformation. To make it worse, they followed up by writing an article about it. My post turned out to be correct, and my lawyer contacted them to demand the article be taken down. They declined and sent us a long winded threat of suing us if we sued them. That was in 2021.
Fast forward to 2024, they had the balls to contact me Friday to ask if they could use my Milton tornado footage. You can imagine my response.
Not only did they screw me in the past, but why allow them to monetize my video and use it to push their BS climate voodoo at the same time. A friend disagreed with my decision, claiming it would be great free press for me. I said I’d rather chew on glass!
Conservatives need to stand up against the lefty media and reject them as a whole.
Just toured a part of our town. Tornado wrecked many homes and countless trees. Power lines down. National Guard in the streets assisting with clean up. Residents taking to the streets to clean up. Faces look shocked. But resolve is strong.
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