In truth, it shouldn't surprise anyone who lives in Southwest Florida after last year's hurricane season that spawned tornadoes here and around the state in a way that has never been seen before.

More: Tornadoes associated with Hurricane Milton rip through North Fort Myers. See photos Tornadoes were a major threat during Hurricane Milton, and dozens roared across Lee County neighborhoods ...

More: NWS: Hurricane Milton an 'epic tornado-maker'. No injuries reported in Lee, Collier Most of the twisters came during the middle of the day Oct. 9 (a Wednesday) and were associated with a ...

"We're doing the best we can, and will the basic mission suffer? I don't think so. But people will be under a lot of ...

but many occur during the spring and summer months. Tornadoes are measured using the Enhanced Fujita Scale. National Weather ...

During Hurricane Milton, 11 tornadoes spawned on the Treasure Coast before the storm made landfall on Oct. 9, 2024, killing six people at Spanish Lakes Country Club Village.

However, 65 deaths during Helene were attributed to ... From 1995 through 2023, only five of 1,782 tornadoes spawned by a hurricane, tropical storm or depression was of EF3 intensity, according ...