Severe weather struck South Florida over Presidents' Day weekend, with multiple tornadoes confirmed by the National Weather Service in Miami and Key West. A total of five tornadoes touched down in Miami-Dade, Broward, and the Florida Keys, with two of them rated as EF0 funnels with wind speeds ranging from 65 to 85 mph. Additionally, a waterspout in Key West sent debris into the air, and a tornado flipped a vehicle onto the roof of another car during the storms.
5 tornadoes touched down in Miami-Dade, Broward and the Florida Keys, officials say https://t.co/WjXUDEclYi
#OTD in Weather History: February 21-23, 1802. The "Great Snowstorm of 1802" caught many off guard and led to the loss of 3 ships from Salem, MA. https://t.co/NZ4r6JJi5N
#OTD in 1989, severe storms ahead of a strong cold front spawned three tornadoes in the Palmetto State, EF0 tornadoes in Chesterfield and Dillon counties, and an EF1 damaged structures in Lexington County. Two days later, measurable snow fell from the Upstate to the coast. #scwx https://t.co/4o9mE0Pk3N
"I was in the car, bro." Tornado flips vehicle onto roof of another car during Florida storms. https://t.co/5tF6Clzyj2
[UPDATE] 5 tornadoes touched down in Miami-Dade, Broward and the Florida Keys, weather officials say Read more at: https://t.co/HefiqrV6yE @MiamiHerald
The National Weather Service in Miami and Key West confirmed Monday that five tornadoes touched down in South Florida this Presidents’ Day weekend. https://t.co/XW3h1wLA10
LOOK OUT: A waterspout sent debris into the air in Key West, FL, over the weekend. #flwx https://t.co/GgtIsoASwO
45 years ago yesterday, the original Presidents Day Storm of 1979 struck the region. It brought near blizzard conditions to many with 10-20 inches of snow. It would be eclipsed 24 years later, a storm that occurred a few days earlier since Presidents Day 2003 was 2/17. https://t.co/yeIaZ5BTw2
Sunday's storms spawned four tornadoes in South Florida, the weather service says. Only two of the four tornadoes were rated, both classified as EF0 funnels, with 65 to 85 mph, the lowest on the five-level scale. https://t.co/XHLci9i7xf