Two tornadoes were confirmed in Broward County during Wednesday’s historic weather event, forecasters said.
National Weather Service (NWS) officials said their survey team identified two EF-0 tornadoes, one just southwest of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and the other west of Interstate 95 and north of Sheridan Road.
An EF-0 tornado has peak wind speeds between 65 and 85 mph, according to the NWS.
Several areas of Broward County submerged in several inches of water.
At a mobile home park in Dania Beach, reported damage was consistent with a possible tornado, although this has not been confirmed. We didn’t know if there were any injuries.
The National Weather Service reported record amounts of rain Wednesday in parts of Broward County.
Preliminary NWS figures showed 25.91 inches of rain fell at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, breaking the old record of 14.59 inches set in 1979.
Maricela Vázquez explains what conditions must exist for a tornado to form and what is the safest place to seek refuge in case one approaches your area.