Public Information Statement National Weather Service Miami FL 1039 PM EDT Tue Apr 10 2018 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/10/2018 BROWARD COUNTY TORNADO EVENT... .OVERVIEW...Two tornadoes touched down in east central Broward County this afternoon as showers and thunderstorms interacted with the east coast sea breeze that was pinned east of the Interstate 95 corridor. .DOWNTOWN FORT LAUDERDALE TORNADO... Rating: EF-0 Estimated peak wind: 65 mph Path length (statute): 3.47 miles Path width (maximum): 60 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: Apr 10 2018 Start time: 3:34 PM EDT Start location: 1 ENE Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida Start lat/lon: 26.128359 / -80.13438 End date: Apr 10 2018 End time: 3:58 PM EDT End location: 3 SE Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida End_lat/lon: 26.092456 / -80.107940 Survey summary: NWS survey, in addition to videos received via social media, indicate that a weak tornado touched down in Downtown Fort Lauderdale near Andrews Avenue and NE 5th Street, knocking over construction fencing and barriers. The tornado then moved southeast across Flagler Village, leading to minor tree damage in the vicinity of NE 1st Avenue and NE 4th Street. The tornado continued to move southeast, where video received via social media shows the circulation crossing US 1 approximately near NE 1st Street. The circulation then appears to have lifted, before touching down south of the Tarpon River in the Rio Vista neighborhood. Several streets with tree damage and minor debris, including trash cans, were observed near SE 11th Avenue and SE 7th Street and Rio Vista Boulevard and SE 10th Street. The tornado then likely crossed the south fork of the Tarpon River, where the damage path becomes diffuse as it moved across the SE 17th Street Causeway area and into the north end of Port Everglades, possibly briefly as a waterspout. Additional videos received via social media show that the circulation then likely moved back onshore on the extreme north end of the barrier island near Nova Southeastern University Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography and then quickly out into the Atlantic Ocean near the entrance to Port Everglades. .FORT LAUDERDALE-HOLLYWOOD AIRPORT TORNADO... Rating: EF-0 Estimated peak wind: 84 mph Path length (statute): 3.2 miles Path width (maximum): 40 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: Apr 10 2018 Start time: 4:25 PM EDT Start location: 3 SSW Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida Start lat/lon: 26.080 / -80.160 End date: Apr 10 2018 End time: 4:36 PM EDT End location: 5 SSE Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida End_lat/lon: 26.065 / -80.111 Survey summary: Multiple eyewitness videos show a tornado touched down along the northwestern side of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport near I-595, leading to damage to cargo and storage containers in the FedEx facility on the north side of the airfield. The tornado then moved east-southeast along the airport`s northern taxiway, causing damage to a jet bridge on the north side of the terminal. The damage path becomes diffuse as it likely crossed Perimeter Road and US 1 along the immediate east side of the airport. The tornado then moved into the extreme southern end of Port Everglades, where multiple cargo containers were flipped and damaged, along with eyewitness reports of port-a-johns being tossed about. The tornado then likely crossed the intracoastal waterway, and moved across the barrier island within Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Port before moving offshore into the Atlantic Ocean. EF scale: The Enhanced Fujita scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories. EF0...weak......65 to 85 mph EF1...weak......86 to 110 mph EF2...strong....111 to 135 mph EF3...strong....136 to 165 mph EF4...violent...166 to 200 mph EF5...violent...>200 mph Note: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ ALM/RAG/SK/DD/CWC/RM/CF