WEST PALM BEACH — Beleaguered homeowners around Palm Beach Gardens are coping with some massive damage from a tornado that touched down on Wednesday. The National Weather Service said it was an EF-3 tornado with wind speeds of up to 140 miles per hour.

In its report Friday, the Weather Service reiterated that the tornado was a powerful EF-3 that hit Wellington and Palm Beach Gardens.

Hurricane Milton's approach to the west coast of Florida is triggering multiple tornado warnings in Palm Beach and Broward counties as supercell thunderstorms form in the powerhouse tropical cyclone's dangerous northeast quadrant.

A dumpster was seen on top of a home in a Palm Beach County community that was ravaged by a tornado on Wednesday.

Palm Beach and Palm Beach County remained under a tropical storm warning Wednesday afternoon, meaning tropical storm conditions including heavy rain and sustained winds between 58 and 73 mph are possible today. Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast later Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.

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The National Weather Service confirmed Friday that an EF-3 tornado touched down during inclement weather on Wednesday in Palm Beach County.