Watch Vero Beach's devastation after Hurricane Milton and its tornadoes cut a swathe across it. Downtown Vero Beach residents discovering the destruction in the aftermath of tornadoes and Milton. Vero Beach residents return to their homes to see them ravaged by Milton.

Vero Beach Mayor John Cotugno one of those affected by suspected tornado Wednesday evening before Hurricane Milton

A tornado was reported in Vero Beach, Florida, following significant damage in Fort Pierce due to Hurricane Milton, which has been generating several tornadoes in the state. The hurricane, located over 100 miles from the coast,

There were tornadoes in Florida before Hurricane Milton even made landfall. One destroyed homes for miles Wednesday afternoon in Indian River County’s Vero Beach area. Mandy Reese said she was terrified when she realized one was closing in.

Over 120 tornado warnings went out in Florida today, according to tornadohq.com, before Hurricane Milton made landfall in Siesta Key about 8:30 p.m. Several people were reported killed in a St. Lucie County neighborhood.

The tornado was an EF2 when it killed residents in St. Lucie County, but it fluctuated between EF1 and EF3 damage with estimated peak wind of 155 mph.

At 11 a.m. on Oct. 5, the National Hurricane Center began advisories on Tropical Depression 14. This would continue organizing and become Tropical Storm Milton 145 minutes later. This storm intensified at an unprecedented rate.