Tornadoes Rock Florida Ahead ofHurricane Milton’s Landfall

Seven tornadoes have rocked Florida as Hurricane Milton is set to make landfall.

The National Weather Service has issued 53 tornado warnings since late Wednesday afternoon.

The National Weather Service has further reported that it has “received reports of structures damaged in Lakeport.”

Take a look at some of the tornadoes here:

Tornado outbreak in the state of #Florida ahead of the approach of #HurricaneMilton
So far 8 tornadoes have been reported, including destructive tornadoes
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🚨 Tornadoes are breaking out all over Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton!
Fort Myers
Hendry County
Lorida
St. Petersburg
Cape Coral
Miccosukee
Just to name a few! pic.twitter.com/pnw83kHtEl

— Chick From Ontario (@chick2308) October 9, 2024

Per The Guardian:

Seven tornadoes have hit Florida in advance of Hurricane Milton, the National Weather Service in Miami said on Wednesday.

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Hurricanes and tropical storms have the ability to produce tornadoes.

The National Weather Service said there had been 53 tornado warnings issued by 3pm ET on Wednesday, 41 of which were issued by the weather service in Miami.

The weather service said on X that it had “received reports of structures damaged in Lakeport” on Wednesday as the “most recent tornado-warned storm moved through the area”. The service said it was the second tornado to impact Lakeport, an unincorporated community about two hours from Miami, on Wednesday.

A tornado was captured on video tearing through Fort Meyers, crossing over the major I-75 highway as cars were still driving.

Hurricane Milton has been downgraded to category 3 but is still a grave threat to Florida, officials said.

We are still about 12 HOURS or so out from LANDFALL of Hurricane Milton, and there are already SEVERAL LARGE WEDGE Tornadoes, and HUGE waterspouts that are touching down all over Central Florida! 🌪️🚨⚠️

It is VERY UNCOMMON for Tornadoes, especially wedge Tornadoes to drop down… https://t.co/YahT5yrHVE pic.twitter.com/HalOzdYW58

— The Patriot Voice (@TPV_John) October 9, 2024

Per USA Today:

The National Weather Service warned residents to shelter-in-place as conditions deteriorated dramatically Wednesday afternoon and Hurricane Milton roared toward Florida’s beleaguered west coast.

Tropical-storm force winds, flooding rains and tornadoes were spreading inland as the fierce hurricane was just hours from making landfall. Milton’s sustained winds tapered off from 145 mph to 130 mph − just high enough to remain a Category 4 hurricane − but the storm has grown in size, making its potential damage more widespread.

Milton’s tropical-storm-force winds now extend out to 250 miles.

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Millions of storm-weary Floridians had been ordered or urged to flee earlier in the day, particularly in the Tampa area, which was in the bulls-eye of the storm. The center of Milton was forecast to move across the Gulf of Mexico and make landfall Wednesday night, the National Hurricane Center said.