Seven tornadoes have hit Florida<\/a> in advance of Hurricane Milton<\/a>, the National Weather Service in Miami said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Hurricanes and tropical storms have the ability to produce tornadoes.<\/p>\n The National Weather Service said there had been 53 tornado warnings issued by 3pm ET on Wednesday, 41 of which were issued by the weather service in Miami<\/a>.<\/p>\n The weather service said on X that it had \u201creceived reports of structures damaged in Lakeport\u201d on Wednesday as the \u201cmost recent tornado-warned storm moved through the area\u201d. The service said it was the second tornado to impact Lakeport, an unincorporated community about two hours from Miami, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n A tornado was captured on video tearing through Fort Meyers, crossing over the major I-75 highway as cars were still driving.<\/p>\n Hurricane Milton has been downgraded to category 3 but is still a grave threat to Florida, officials said.<\/p>\n 10\/9 at 3pm: Here is a view of all of the *Tornado Warnings* issued by NWS Tampa Bay, NWS Miami, and NWS Melbourne thus far.<\/p>\n As of 3pm, 53 total tornado warnings have been issued today…<\/p>\n 41 issued by NWS Miami<\/p>\n Please remain aware for current and future tornado warnings! https:\/\/t.co\/j3fr86cifC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Zc3WjqD7D6<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) October 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n “}}”><\/p>\n 10\/9 at 3pm: Here is a view of all of the *Tornado Warnings* issued by NWS Tampa Bay, NWS Miami, and NWS Melbourne thus far.<\/p>\n As of 3pm, 53 total tornado warnings have been issued today…<\/p>\n 41 issued by NWS Miami<\/p>\n Please remain aware for current and future tornado warnings! https:\/\/t.co\/j3fr86cifC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Zc3WjqD7D6<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2014 NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) October 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n <\/gu-island><\/figure>\n The tornado watch will remain valid until Wednesday evening at 9pm ET and covers parts of south Florida including Miami, Key Largo, Tampa, Port St Lucie, Jupiter Farms, Sebring, Sebastian, Sarasota, North Port, Cape Coral and Bonita Springs, according to<\/a> the agency.<\/p>\n <\/gu-island><\/p>\n Videos and pictures posted<\/a> online showed<\/a> several of the spotted tornadoes growing in size as they move across south Florida.<\/p>\n\n