Florida tornado watch: NWS issued warnings across 8 central Florida counties as storms swept the I-4 corridor on May 2

ORLANDO, Fla. - Saturday was declared Saturday a FOX 35 Storm Alert Day because of the potential for strong or severe thunderstorms, as well as a slight tornado threat, in Orlando and Central Florida.

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A Tornado WARNING is issued by your local NOAA National Weather Service Forecast Office meteorologists who watch the weather 24/7 over a designated area. This means a tornado has been reported by spotters or indicated by radar and there is a serious threat to life and property to those in the path of the tornado.

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Types of tornadoes include the multiple-vortex tornado, landspout, and waterspout. Waterspouts are characterized by a spiraling funnel-shaped wind current, connecting to a large cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud.

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