JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Among the catastrophic threat of pounding rains, severe flooding, life-threatening storm surges and strong winds, lies the additional possibility of tornadoes spinning off from Hurricane Milton.
The National Hurricane Center said Florida was already seeing tornadic supercells sweep through Wednesday afternoon, and more tornadoes are likely across parts of central and southern Florida through the night.
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The National Weather Service Miami reported that at least four tornadoes were visually confirmed across South Florida as of 2 p.m.
Video of the tornado passing very close to this residential area that went through Fort Myers, FL moment ago.
— StormHQ ☈ (@StormHQwx) October 9, 2024
📷: Dylan Boehm#Milton #tornado pic.twitter.com/rOuWHhJF9U
Traffic cams near Broward County caught one tornado making its way across Interstate 75 along Alligator Alley on Wednesday morning.
“Seek shelter NOW!” NWS tweeted along with a photo of the tornado.
The Category 4 storm is expected to make landfall near Tampa late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning.
Some Central and South Florida counties like Brevard, Osceola, Orange and Melbourne were under a Tornado Warning Wednesday afternoon.
Damage from the tornadoes has not been confirmed.
It's has been very busy over the last several hours here on the NWS Miami ops floor!
— NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) October 9, 2024
Thanks for all of the photos and videos, we truly appreciate it.
We are up to 4 visually confirmed tornadoes today with unofficial reports of additional damage. Please keep the reports coming! https://t.co/nLDNYmNnLc
🚨#BREAKING: Mutiple tornados are being reported as one can be seen crossing west I-75 ⁰⁰📌#Miccosukee | #Florida
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) October 9, 2024
Watch as traffic cameras on I-75 near Miccosukee, Florida, capture a dramatic scene of a tornado crossing the highway, part of the severe weather associated with… pic.twitter.com/rlEJTNmVu2
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— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) October 9, 2024
We are live covering #HurricaneMilton. We caught a live tornado near Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Keep tuned as we keep you updated on the latest.#FLwx pic.twitter.com/im937IHUpZ