Hurricane Milton spawns tornadoes in South Florida. Keep in mind, twisters can be a danger even before storms make landfall and trek inland.

South Florida officials have confirmed fatalities from a tornado outbreak as Hurricane Milton approached the state on Wednesday. The big picture: Nearly 100 tornado warnings were issued in South Florida — where officials in St.

The destructive twisters surprised anxious Florida residents, even as Hurricane Milton’s eye still loomed. Hours before Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida, a spate of unusually strong and long-lived tornadoes touched down across the state, flipping tractor-trailers and ripping off roofs.