TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As Florida’s Gulf Coast braces for the impacts of Hurricane Milton Wednesday, the storm is causing severe weather across the state — even in Miami.
The National Weather Service Miami shared photos of a tornado crossing Interstate 75 Wednesday as cars were still driving on the highway.
“TORNADO crossing I-75 as we speak! Seek shelter NOW!” the agency wrote on social media.
Traffic cameras captured the tornado forming near the toll plaza of Alligator Alley as cars drove down the roadway. According to the National Weather Service, the tornado crossed I-75 and went north with speeds reaching up to 25 mph.


While South Florida faces severe weather, several Tampa Bay area counties, including Hillsborough and Pinellas are under a Tornado Watch until 9 p.m.
Hurricane Milton is set to make landfall somewhere along the Florida Gulf Coast as a “dangerous major hurricane” around 2 a.m. Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said.
The Category 4 hurricane is currently moving toward the northeast at 16 mph with winds of 155 mph.
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