3:16
- ABC News
- February 16, 2016
Dramatic Images Show Tornado Destruction in Florida
Florida residents took to social media to document the crazy weather.
3:16
8:02 AM: #Tornado warning continues far NE #Miami-Dade/SE #Broward. https://t.co/Mr94idvT86
— NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) February 16, 2016
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Incredible images posted to social media show just how dangerous the weather was.
A video taken in Cooper City and posted to Instagram at around 8 a.m. shows trees and a street sign swaying as the harsh winds and rain whip them back and forth.
Meanwhile in #florida.... #soflo #tornado #rain #hurricane #whoa #idontwanna #lightning #thunder
A video posted by John McGowan (@jgowan4) on Feb 16, 2016 at 4:42am PST
A similar video taken in Fort Lauderdale showed the severe weather still affecting the area around noon.
/>After the terrifying weather conditions subsided, residents began to assess the damage caused by the storm.A video posted to Instagram showed two boats that had capsized at a marina in Fort Lauderdale.A video posted by Lissette Haslam (@lissettehaslam) on Feb 16, 2016 at 8:34am PST
A large tree was uprooted in a residential neighborhood in North Miami Beach. Resident Enrique Brener posted the photo to Twitter with the caption, \"Woke up to a tornado this morning.\"
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At the Sand & Spurs equestrian park in Pompano Beach, a 9-year-old girl comforted her horse after an uprooted tree fell onto his stable, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported.
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Property damage was also abundant as a result from the tornadoes. A home in Century was destroyed in the storm.
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More than 20 tornadoes were reported in the past 24 hours from Louisiana to Florida, according to the NWS.
ABC News' Daniel Peck and Emily Shapiro contributed to this report.
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