TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Senator Rick Scott surveyed damage and met with Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil and members of the Leon County Sheriff’s Office and Tallahassee Police Department in Tallahassee following the recent tornadoes that caused wide-spread power outages and damage in the area and around the panhandle earlier this week.

Senator Rick Scott said, "I want to first thank our law enforcement, first responders, linemen and emergency management professionals for the work they have done to ensure everyone is safe following the severe weather and tornadoes that swept through the area. It is absolutely heartbreaking what we have seen in Tallahassee today—but if there is one thing I know about Floridians, it is that we are resilient. Tallahassee was home to Ann and me for eight years. We still have so many friends there and our prayers are with everyone impacted by these destructive storms. I remember when Hermine hit the area in 2016, and absolutely devastated our communities. As I told Sheriff McNeil today, I am confident Tallahassee will come back from this and I will continue to make sure that the federal government is a good partner.”

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