A 105-year-old woman in Florida is recovering after living through one of the “scariest” moments of her life — when her home was hit by a tornado hours before Hurricane Milton made landfall on Oct. 9.
Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work previously appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Dallas Morning News, Eater and other publications.A 105-year-old woman in Florida is recovering after living through one of the scariest moments of her life — when her home was hit by a tornado.
As Huston recovers from the harrowing incident, her family members — including her 22-year-old great-grandson Rylee — are marveling at the matriarch’s resilient nature.PEOPLE's free daily newsletter New Mom Recalls Going into Labor and Giving Birth to ‘Miracle’ Baby During Hurricane Milton: ‘I Was Very Scared’
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