Ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall in Florida on Wednesday, possible tornados were spotted in Florida's Clewiston and near I-75 in Broward County. Florida was placed on numerous tornado warnings throughout Wednesday. A possible tornado was spotted in Clewiston, Florida, between Fort Myers and West Palm Beach, Weather Nation reported.
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⚠️Tornado on the Ground Clewiston, Florida⚠️Two large tornadoes crossed Interstate 75 in the Florida Everglades on Wednesday morning, moving north between the towns of Miles City and AndytownTurn On 🔔Notifications for Further Updates #hurricanemilton#Milton#SWFL#Tampa… pic.twitter.com/yhBT2BGSnL
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Huge tornado form triggered by hurricane Milton near Clewiston in Florida pic.twitter.com/HkVLXswW5M
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With hours left for a landfall, almost all of Florida's west coast has been placed on tornado watch. Currently a Category 4 storm, Milton is expected to weaken further as it approaches Florida, but it will still remain a major hurricane when it makes landfall.
Milton will enter the United States through Florida's Tampa Bay area, which is home to around 3.3 million people. Several counties on the west coast were asked to evacuate amid a possible storm surge. In Lee County, which includes Fort Myers, local officials said that the time to evacuate has passed.
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Meanwhile, the Associated Press reported that in Cape Coral, a surge was visible just after noon along the harbour, at the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River.
The National Weather Service said Wednesday most of southern Florida is under a tornado watch, with more than 12 million people facing the threat of tornado along with hail and wind. The city of Tampa had asked its residents to evacuate early on Tuesday. By the time it was Wednesday, the city said that the time to evacuate had passed.
“Stay home today. By this time, you should be either evacuated or hunkering down,” the City of Tampa said in a post X on Wednesday morning.