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Several tornadoes spotted and warnings of isolated hail ahead of category 5 Hurricane Milton

Tornado ahead of Hurricane Milton

Important Takeaways:

  • The National Weather Service (NWS) in Miami has issued a tornado watch and several tornado warnings for parts of Florida as Hurricane Milton rapidly approaches west-central Florida.
  • On Wednesday morning, the NWS reported several tornadoes, including one crossing the I-75 highway, and urged residents to seek shelter immediately.
  • The tornado watch remains valid until Wednesday evening at 9pm ET and covers parts of south Florida
  • Videos and pictures posted online showed several of the spotted tornadoes growing in size as they move across south Florida.
  • The agency also warned that isolated hail up to a 0.5in size is possible, along with isolated gusts of wind traveling up to 70mph.
  • Approximately 12.6 million residents face potential exposure to the tornadoes, in addition to 2,424 schools and 170 hospitals.
  • The tornado watch and warnings come as the category 5 Hurricane Milton is expected to double in size as the “storm of the century” by the time it makes landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday.

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Tornado watch issued for 17 N.J. counties as remnants of Debby push through

NWS-Tornado-Watch-NJ

Important Takeaways:

  • The tornado watch — which is not as urgent as a tornado warning — is effective through 2 p.m. Friday and includes Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren counties.
  • A wind advisory has also been issued for nearly the entire state, with occasional gusts up to 50 mph expected. The strongest gusts are expected along the Jersey Shore.
  • In addition to the possibility of tornadoes, New Jersey faces a slight risk of severe thunderstorms and flash flooding along with a strong likelihood of dangerous rip currents on Friday.
  • They also say some of the storm cells could pack large hail, frequent lightning and heavy downpours.

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