Tornado crosses major Florida interstate as residents evacuate due to Hurricane Milton
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Updated: 2:19 PM EDT Oct 9, 2024
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Tornado crosses major Florida interstate as residents evacuate due to Hurricane Milton
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Updated: 2:19 PM EDT Oct 9, 2024
A tornado was spotted on the ground near I-75, near the Broward and Collier County lines in Florida, as residents evacuated ahead of Hurricane Milton.The National Weather Service in Miami posted a photo on the social platform X of the funnel crossing the highway Wednesday morning with the words: "TORNADO crossing I-75 as we speak! Seek shelter NOW!"Hurricane Milton churned Wednesday toward the west coast of Florida, where some residents insisted they would stay after millions were ordered to evacuate and officials warned that stragglers would face grim odds of surviving.Heavy rain and tornadoes lashed parts of southern Florida starting Wednesday morning, with conditions deteriorating. Six to 12 inches of rain, with up to 18 inches in some places, was expected well inland, bringing the risk of catastrophic flooding and storm surge.While one tornado touched down Wednesday morning in the lightly populated Everglades and crossed Interstate 75, another apparent tornado touched down in Fort Myers, snapping tree limbs and tearing a gas station's canopy to shreds.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — A tornado was spotted on the ground near I-75, near the Broward and Collier County lines in Florida, as residents evacuated ahead of Hurricane Milton.
The National Weather Service in Miami on the social platform X of the funnel crossing the highway Wednesday morning with the words: "TORNADO crossing I-75 as we speak! Seek shelter NOW!"
Hurricane Milton churned Wednesday toward the west coast of Florida, where some residents insisted they would stay after millions were ordered to evacuate and officials warned that stragglers would face grim odds of surviving.
Heavy rain and tornadoes lashed parts of southern Florida starting Wednesday morning, with conditions deteriorating. Six to 12 inches of rain, with up to 18 inches in some places, was expected well inland, bringing the risk of and storm surge.
While one tornado touched down Wednesday morning in the lightly populated Everglades and another apparent tornado touched down in Fort Myers, snapping tree limbs and tearing a gas station's canopy to shreds.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
