Tornado confirmed in Southwest Florida; Hurricane Milton maintains collision course with Florida’s Gulf Coast

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Confirmed tornado on the ground norh of I-75. CREDIT: Emily Wakefield

Confirmed tornados were caught on camera touching down in southern Florida on Wednesday while major Hurricane Milton remains off the west coast of Florida.

One of the confirmed tornados was just north of Alligator Alley in Collier County.

Chylynne Johnson took the video below while heading to Miami to evacuate from Hurricane Milton.

The confirmed tornado was on the ground a couple of miles northwest of the Miccosukee Service Plaza.

Potentially tornadic cells continue pushing north, into Clewiston.

According to the National Weather Service, it is possible for a hurricane to produce tornadoes.

“These tornadoes most often occur in thunderstorms embedded in rain bands well away from the center of the hurricane; however, they can also occur near the eyewall. The majority of tornadoes associated with tropical systems occur in the right front quadrant of the storm. This area typically has the best wind shear and instability. Most of the tropical tornadoes that affect central South Carolina and eastern Georgia are from tropical systems that make landfall in the Gulf of Mexico and continue on a path toward the north/northeast. Usually, tornadoes produced by tropical cyclones are relatively weak and short-lived, but they still pose a significant threat,” says the National Weather Service website.

If and when more severe weather occurs, WINK News will update this article with that info and pictures if available.

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