Nearly 100 tornado warnings are in effect for South Florida as Hurricane Milton makes landfall in the Sunshine State on Wednesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) Miami Forecast Office announced.
NWS Miami said in the post Social platform The National Weather Service also announced that the number of tornadoes confirmed in the NWS Miami region today was “preliminarily 9.”
The tornadoes preceded Milton's landfall, and President Biden said Tuesday that Milton could be the worst storm to hit Florida in more than 100 years.
Tornadoes can form during hurricanes as well as tropical cyclones, according to a webpage from the NWS forecast office in Columbia, South Carolina.
“These tornadoes most often form within thunderstorms embedded in rain bands well away from the center of the hurricane. However, they can also form close to the eyewall,” the NWS predicts. the office said. “The majority of tornadoes associated with tropical systems form in the right front quadrant of the storm.”
multiple social media users on wednesday Posted video of what appeared become a tornado and damage done by them.
“If the pouring rain and winds are not enough to shelter in place, there is also a very real threat of tornadoes in the outer belt of #Milton,” the NWS said. Said in main X Wednesday afternoon account. “These tornadoes rotate quickly and move more intensely, so staying in a safe location is your best option.”
