Before the arrival of Hurricane Milton, several tornadoes formed in Florida this Wednesday, October 9. More than 125 alerts have been issued. At least 10 people died, according to local authorities.
Florida between hurricane and tornadoes. Even before Hurricane Milton made landfall on the west coast of this state this Wednesday, October 9 at the end of the day (at night Paris time), several tornadoes formed.
Whether in the east, center or south of the state, more than 125 tornado warnings were issued by the weather services of the cities of Miami, Tampa Bay and Melbourne, all located in Florida, reports CNN. Never before have so many tornado watches – a number that has yet to be confirmed – been issued in the state for a single day.
Hurricane Milton left at least 10 dead, American authorities announced.
“Two confirmed tornadoes touched down before the arrival of Hurricane Milton on Wednesday, October 9,” St Lucie County, on the east coast of the peninsula, indicates on its website, adding that “the St. Lucie medical examiner Lucie confirmed that these tornadoes caused four deaths.
This Wednesday evening local time, search and rescue teams were sifting through the rubble of the Spanish Lakes Country Club, a senior living community near Fort Pierce.
“We’re searching through the rubble. We’re trying to recover all the injured people we can and give them whatever help we can,” Sheriff Keith Pearson told local station WPBF25.
Around a hundred structures damaged throughout Florida
Sheriff Keith Pearson told WPTV News that between “6 and 12” tornadoes touched down in St. Lucie County. In a video posted on Facebook, he asks his residents to take the threat seriously by showing behind him a large metal structure, under which the patrol cars were parked, completely collapsed.
The Highlands County sheriff reported that a tornado had caused property damage, according to the New York Times. When in Okeechobee County, two people were injured and more than 30 homes damaged, according to the county’s emergency management department.
In Wellington, Palm Beach County, several people were also injured, notes NBC news.
The tornadoes reportedly damaged more than a hundred structures across the state and several people were injured, authorities said.
It is not rare that tornadoes form alongside hurricanes. The rain bands outside the eye of the hurricane are loaded with thunderstorms and are favorable for the formation of tornadoes. The National Weather Service (NWS) notes that most of these tornadoes are “relatively weak and short-lived,” but they still pose a significant threat.
Hurricane Milton is “moving away from the east coast of Florida” this Thursday but “still producing hurricane-force winds and heavy rain in east-central Florida,” says the National Weather Center. hurricanes, on his X account.
More than 3 million homes are without electricity. Hurricane Milton caused flooding, two weeks after the devastating passage of Hurricane Helene.
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