The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado rated EF-0 affected portions of Fort Lauderdale on Saturday evening. NBC6’s Xochitl Hernandez reports.
The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado rated EF-0 affected portions of Fort Lauderdale on Saturday evening.
The first visible signs of damage were along Southeast 12th Street, where large branches were down in front of a home, NWS detailed in its official tornado report released on Sunday.
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The tornado then traveled northeast through portions of Rio Vista Isles, across the New River, and then across several streets just south of Sunset Lake before lifting in the vicinity of E. Las Olas Boulevard, per video evidence.
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Most of the damage observed along the path was minor tree, roof, and power line damage, according to the NWS.
"The maximum winds estimated were 80 mph, however most of the damage was likely in the 60-70 mph range," the NWS explained. "Therefore, the tornado has been rated as an EF-0."
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An EF-0 tornado is classified within 65 to 85 mph, and is considered as weak.
In Fort Lauderdale Sunday, some residents were dealing with damage to homes, while others remained untouched.
“Nobody on that side of the street got damage. But over there in the back, they got...lost their back yards, and the stuff, of course, that got blew around landed on people’s roofs,” one resident told NBC6.
No injuries were reported.
