A tornado damaged multiple planes at a Broward County airport Tuesday night, hours before Hurricane Ian made landfall hundreds of miles away in southwest Florida.According to theMiami Herald, the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport reported that the twister passed over North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines Tuesday night.Broward Mayor Michael Udine told the outlet that 30 planes and the main building were damaged.Video and photos showed widespread damage to the single-engine aircraft, with some missing wings and others flipped upside down. According to theSun-Sentineland Broward County, the airport is closed until further notice.TheNational Weather Serviceissued at least eight tornado warnings in Broward and Collier counties, due to Ian’s outer rain bands, and at least two tornadoes were confirmed.According to theSun-Sentinel, the tornadoes followed “similar paths” over the communities of Weston, Sunrise, Davie, Cooper City, Hollywood and Pembroke Pines.Hurricane Ian.Wilfredo Lee/AP/ShutterstockWest of Delray Beach in Kings Point, a tornado left two hospitalized and about 35 people displaced, Capt. Tom Reyes, a spokesperson for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, told the outlet.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.By Thursday morning, PowerOutage.US reported thatmore than 2.5 million residentswere without power across the state.
A tornado damaged multiple planes at a Broward County airport Tuesday night, hours before Hurricane Ian made landfall hundreds of miles away in southwest Florida.
According to theMiami Herald, the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport reported that the twister passed over North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines Tuesday night.
Broward Mayor Michael Udine told the outlet that 30 planes and the main building were damaged.
Video and photos showed widespread damage to the single-engine aircraft, with some missing wings and others flipped upside down. According to theSun-Sentineland Broward County, the airport is closed until further notice.
TheNational Weather Serviceissued at least eight tornado warnings in Broward and Collier counties, due to Ian’s outer rain bands, and at least two tornadoes were confirmed.
According to theSun-Sentinel, the tornadoes followed “similar paths” over the communities of Weston, Sunrise, Davie, Cooper City, Hollywood and Pembroke Pines.
Hurricane Ian.Wilfredo Lee/AP/Shutterstock
West of Delray Beach in Kings Point, a tornado left two hospitalized and about 35 people displaced, Capt. Tom Reyes, a spokesperson for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, told the outlet.
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By Thursday morning, PowerOutage.US reported thatmore than 2.5 million residentswere without power across the state.
source: people.com
