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Severe weather swept across parts of Southwest Florida Sunday Morning, bringing with it rain, dangerous winds, and tornadoes. Ahead of it, a strong line of storms will push from west to east across the WINK viewing area Sunday morning. The National Weather Service confirms that an EF2 tornado hit Iona on Sunday morning. #BREAKING 🌪️ Southwest Florida / Iona tornado rated an EF-2. Max wind 118 mph while on the ground for under 2 miles. This is our first local EF-2 in 6 years (Cape Coral – 2016). @WINKNews @spann pic.twitter.com/hYTITBmjsF — Matt Devitt (@MattDevittWINK) January 16, 2022 The NWS also confirmed an EF1 tornado in Charlotte County on Sunday morning. #BREAKING 🌪️⚠️ Southwest Florida / Placida tornado in Charlotte County rated an upper EF-1. Max wind 110 mph while on the ground for over 1 mile. 35 homes damaged in a Gasparilla mobile home community. @WINKNews pic.twitter.com/l1MeD43mI0 — Matt Devitt (@MattDevittWINK) January 16, 2022 As of 8:30 p.m., the NWS confirmed 5 tornadoes touched down in Southwest Florida. UPDATE: As of 8:30 PM, at least five tornado reports in Southwest Florida Sunday morning. Preliminary list: 🌪️ EF-2 Iona (strongest in 6 years) 🌪️ EF-1 Placida 🌪️ EF-0 Lely Resort 🌪️ EF-0 Alligator Alley MM 96 🌪️ EF-0 Near Everglades City More updates at 11 PM on @WINKNews. pic.twitter.com/gYOchsWaau — Matt Devitt (@MattDevittWINK) January 17, 2022 The Storm Prediction Center has placed all of SW Florida under a Level 1 Marginal Risk for severe weather. What does that mean? One or two storms could produce damaging winds or a brief spin-up tornado. Behind the front, we’ll turn windy & cooler Sunday afternoon into the evening. The good news is that the start of the week looks great with lots of sun, though it will be chilly with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. We’ll see a warmup midweek before another front arrives on Friday.