NBC6’s Julia Bagg has more on the wicked storms that scared some residents Thursday.
A short-lived tornado in one South Florida neighborhood uprooted several trees and left a truck driver injured as severe weather moved through Thursday afternoon.
National Weather Service officials said an EF-0 tornado, with wind gusts of 65-85 mph, touched down around Southwest 196th Street and traveled south along Southwest 147th Avenue until almost 200th Street.
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The tornado traveled for approximately two minutes, from 1:20 p.m. to 1:22 p.m.
The tornado, which was produced by a thunderstorm, snapped and uprooted several trees and knocked a semi-tractor trailer to its side, injuring its driver, NWS officials said. The extent of his injuries was unknown.
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Photos posted on social media showed a funnel cloud in the South Miami Heights neighborhood. The NWS said it received previous reports of wind gusts reaching 40-55 mph.
The funnel cloud was spotted near Miami Southridge Senior High School.
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Weather Service officials said their survey team found damage and was in the process of documenting it and determining whether it was a tornado or not.
In Cooper City and Miami Gardens, residents reported seeing nickel-size hail falling on the ground.
A severe thunderstorm warning had been issued for portions of South Florida Thursday as afternoon storms were popping up.
The warning was issued for northern Miami-Dade and a portion of Broward until 2:30 p.m.
National Weather Service officials said a severe thunderstorm was located over Royal Palm Ranches, or over Davie, moving northeast at 5 mph just before 2 p.m.
Locations impacted by the warning include Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar and Coral Springs.
A flood advisory was also issued for a portion of Broward and Miami-Dade until 4:15 p.m.
