The National Weather Service issued dozens of tornado warnings on Wednesday afternoon before Hurricane Milton made landfall.
Multiple tornadoes have torn through Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall, destroying homes and leaving people without shelter only hours before the storm hits.
Milton is classified as a Category 3 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. The storm’s strength has fluctuated between Category 4 and Category 5 over the past few days, but meteorologists previously predicted the storm would weaken before making landfall in the Tampa area on Wednesday night.
National Weather Service (NWS) offices across Florida issued dozens of tornado warnings on Wednesday afternoon as Milton barreled toward the state. Photos and videos shared across social media showed foreboding tornadoes cutting across highways and the remnants of homes after the vicious storms tore through the area.
« Tornado damage here in Fort Myers ahead of Hurricane #Milton making landfall », national weather reporter Ali Reid posted on X, formerly Twitter.
