PALM SPRINGS NORTH, Fla. — A tree that had survived hurricane-force winds fell on a car parked in front of a home on Tuesday in Miami-Dade County’s Palm Springs North neighborhood.
During the cleanup on Wednesday, Jerardo Pardo, a Palm Springs North resident, said he would have never expected the damage.
“That’s my neighbor’s roof,” Pardo said while standing in his driveway.
On Wednesday, the National Weather Service confirmed there was a tornado with 65 to 85 mph peak winds at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
“Take Miami warnings seriously because here in Miami, I never did. I was like, ‘Nah!’ But now, it’s for real,” Pardo said.
Witnesses said the winds sent things, including shoes, flying up in circles. The menace passed in a few minutes. Videos show hail, and a wooden playset moving, and getting crushed by a roof.
There were large waves in a lake by a pool. A small boat was pushed out of the water and almost flipped upside down. The debris included tree limbs and fences. Some fallen trees ripped up the sidewalk.
There was a lot of work to be done to bring order back to the neighborhood. There will be more storms on Thursday afternoon in areas of South Florida.
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Read some of the National Weather Service’s tornado damage survey in Palm Springs North
A mid/upper level disturbance resulted in an environment capable of producing supercells. An outflow boundary from earlier convection in the Gulf initiated new storms across South Florida late in the afternoon/early evening.
A supercell that formed along this boundary, crossed Interstate 75 and the Turnpike in extreme northern Miami-Dade County and produced a short-lived EF0 tornado in the Palm Springs North Community
PSN Tornado Rating: EF0
Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph
Path Length /statute/: 0.57 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 0 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/07/2026
Start Time: 04:45 PM EDT
Start Location: 3 NW Miami Lakes / Miami-Dade County / FL
Start Lat/Lon: 25.9423 / -80.3323
End Date: 04/07/2026
End Time: 4:45 PM EDT
End Location: 2 NW Miami Lakes / Miami-Dade County / FL
End Lat/Lon: 25.9364 / -80.3258
Survey Summary:
The National Weather Service surveyed the Palm Springs North community and determined the EF0 rating based on mostly tree and power pole damage. The survey team also noted scattered fence and signage damage.
EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph
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