A tornado hit Fort Lauderdale, Florida, damaging boats and downing power lines on Saturday.
According to the National Weather Service office in Miami, officials received several phone calls and social media reports of disturbances near Federal Highway about 5:50 pm ET.
The NWS issued a Tornado Warning for the storm about 5 minutes before the spin was reported.
Fort Lauderdale officials said in a Facebook post that no injuries had been reported, and damage from the storm appeared to be minor.
A couple from New York were in South Florida to cheer on the Buffalo Bills when they got a Tornado Warning alert on their cell phone.
Moments later, they watched the tornado roll through the residential area and marina and captured the entire event on video.
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A tornado hit Fort Lauderdale, Florida, damaging boats and downing power lines on Saturday. FOX Weather
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“We feel very pleased with ourselves for missing the snow. Then we got more than we bargained for,” Meghan Collins told FOX Weather.
There were several other severe weather reports across the Sunshine State on Saturday, including funnel clouds, waterspouts and damaging wind gusts.
According to the National Weather Service office in Miami, officials received several phone calls and social media reports of disturbances near Federal Highway about 5:50 pm ET. FOX Weather
The highest reported thunderstorm gusts were 52 mph near Pine Island.
The storm is linked to a trailing cold field attached to a strong nor’easter moving up the East Coast this weekend.
The storm has created a mess of ice, snow and rain as it moves through the mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
Fort Lauderdale officials said in a Facebook post that no injuries had been reported, and damage from the storm appeared to be minor. FOX Weather
More severe weather is possible in Florida over the next few days as another powerful storm moves across the eastern half of the country.
NWS teams are expected to conduct a damage survey on Sunday to determine the strength and path of the tornado.
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