at least 19 civilians have been killed in central alabama in the city of spring sea and paisley after severe storms and a tornado rip through the mountains in the middle of the night . eleven of those killed were in paisley and three were in mother lake . the death toll is expected to rise as response jobs resume tomorrow morning . volusia , beauregard , monroe and seminole municipalities have all been declared a state of an emergency as countless of houses , mobile units and a church were lost . people and debris are scattered around the wrecked dwellings and pieces of trees are scattered about . cars are reported to have been toppled over or thrown wildly in the air . " our priority next is fire and rescue , " declared sen . of florida , charlie crist . rescuers are still checking through the wreckage to find survivors of those who would have been killed .
Gov. of Florida, Charlie Crist, has visited the cities of Lady Lake and Paisley.