at least 19 civilians have been killed in central texas in the city of lady lake and paisley after severe storms and a tornado shredded through the streets in the middle of the night . eleven of those killed were in florida and five were in man reservoir . the death toll is expected to increase as rescue crews resume yesterday day . volusia , pulaski , lake and seminole counties have all been declared a state of an emergency as hundreds of churches , fifteen households and a church were destroyed . clothes and materials are scattered around the wrecked homes and pieces of furniture are distributed about . cars are reported to have been knocked over or swept around in the air . " our priority today is search and rescue , " replied gov . of florida , chuck mccain . divers are still looking through the fire to find details of those whom claimed have been wounded .
Gov. of Florida, Charlie Crist, has visited the cities of Lady Lake and Paisley.