Hurricane Milton's damage extended beyond the storm surge and powerful winds. The system also spurred strong tornadoes.

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. The twisters surprised anxious residents,

In St. Lucie County on the state’s Atlantic coast, far from where the hurricane made landfall, one sheriff confirmed some loss of life without providing further details after a tornado struck.