Videos apparent tornado Fort Lauderdale Florida

Tornado touches down in Fort Lauderdale, causing damage to structures and marine vessels, with no injuries or displacements reported.

A tornado appeared to touch down in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, causing a tornado warning across Broward County and leaving several structures damaged. The stormy weekend across South Florida saw possibly up to three touch downs in different locations within Broward. Many people pulled out their phones to record the event, including NBC6 viewer Tim Price, who sent in a video of the apparent tornado and power surges.

The tornado formed over land and touched down just west of Las Olas and the ICW just before 6 p.m. on Saturday evening, according to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue. It made contact with structures, power lines, and marine vessels in the immediate area before appearing to move quickly to the east until it reached the ocean, no longer impacting land or the ICW. Debris landed in Jodi Lewis' yard and on top of her home, causing her house to shake and furniture to end up a couple doors down.

Robert Given, a neighbor of Lewis, was on the roof of the Yacht Club when he saw the debris flying. He rushed home to check on his family and found that everyone, including pets, was okay. Fire Rescue crews responded to reports of damaged homes and vessels; however, no injuries were reported, and no residents were displaced. The tornado lasted about 30 seconds, leaving a mess behind, but thankfully no one was hurt.

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