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Bout Of Severe Weather Hits South Florida

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Thunderstorms and tornadoes affected Broward and Miami-Dade counties Tuesday afternoon.

The National Weather Service issued tornado and thunderstorm warnings for east Broward County on Tuesday afternoon.

As of 4:30 p.m., the area running from Dania Beach to Pompano Beach was under a tornado warning.

Earlier in the day, NWS confirmed a tornado over downtown Fort Lauderdale. The Sun Sentinel reported it's not confirmed whether it touched down. Several spotters reported a funnel cloud in that area.

Severe thunderstorms were also approaching northeastern Miami-Dade County as of 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

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