A tornado uprooted trees in Fort Pierce, in the municipality of St. Lucie, Florida (USA), on Wednesday (9). The video released by municipal authorities shows trees shaking violently.
The winds uprooted entire branches, which were dragged across the street. See below:
Reuters news agency was able to confirm the location by comparing the trees and parking lot seen in the video with satellite images of the area. The date was confirmed by a statement on the municipality’s Facebook.
Milton is no longer a hurricane, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center.
Despite still having hurricane-force sustained winds of 121 km/h, Milton lost its tropical characteristics and merged with a cold front extending across the western Atlantic and is now considered a post-tropical cyclone.
Hurricane Milton leaves deaths and destruction
Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a dangerous Category 3 storm, generating strong winds and rain, as well as flooding and tornadoes.
It weakened to Category 1 as it crossed the state and moved offshore, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
Still, the storm left a trail of destruction, roofing houses, knocking down trees, poles and a crane.
Twelve people died after the hurricane hit, according to authorities.
Milton is the third hurricane to hit Florida this year, leaving more than 3 million people without power in the state. Wind gusts of 100 mph were recorded near Tampa.
This content was originally published in Video: Tornado uproots tree tops in Florida town on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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