Tornadoes are violently rotating columns of air that extend from the bottom of a thunderstorm to the ground.
In Florida its the opposite.
The state is warm and humid all the time, but it lacks wind shear.
A huge tornado near Interstate 75 in Florida.Photo: Florida Department of Transportation.
Thats where the hurricane comes in, Thompson said.
You get the increases in the wind profile you wouldnt have otherwise.
As of 8 p.m.
A family stands outside their home after a tornado ripped through Fort Myers, Florida. Photo: CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images
I think that number will probably go up, its just how high is hard to say.
How did Hurricane Milton develop?
Normally were talking about a few weak tornadoes in the event of a tropical cyclone, Thompson said.
Thunderstorm cells wreak havoc on eastern Florida as Hurricane Milton makes landfall. Image: NOAA / CIRA
Combined with increasing winds, the atmospheric cocktail set up a tornado threat.
But thats not all, Thompson said.
But that wasnt the case with Milton.
In Milton the opposite happened.
Okay, geez.
Whats the good news?
Theres not much to claw at here except that the storm has passed.
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