A tornadic waterspout moved ashore on Fort Lauderdale Beach. The tornado overturned a lifeguard stand and passed over a high-rise condominium.
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The episode as NWS MFL wrote it up.
A tornadic waterspout moved ashore on Fort Lauderdale Beach. The tornado overturned a lifeguard stand and passed over a high-rise condominium. The tornado blew out a plate-glass window at the Elbow Room Bar injuring eight patrons, two of whom were treated at the hospital. The tornado overturned a vehicle and heavily damaged a retail establishment on Los Olas Boulevard before lifting..
The Miami radar (KAMX), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:57 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
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