A meteorologist explains why dozens of twisters touched down across the Florida peninsula before the storm's landfall.

It was the second hurricane in two weeks to batter the Southeast U.S.: In late September, Hurricane Helene made landfall in northern Florida and caused massive flooding in other states such as North Carolina and Georgia,

Seven tornadoes have hit Florida in advance of Hurricane Milton, the National Weather Service in Miami said Wednesday. Hurricanes and tropical storms have the ability to produce tornadoes. The National Weather Service said there had been 53 tornado warning issued by 3 p.