Tornado flips cars, downs trees after touching down near Palm Beach Gardens

A burst of severe weather brought thunderstorms, hail as large as golf balls and at least one confirmed tornado to parts of Florida on Saturday, officials and residents said. The twister touched down in Palm Beach Gardens, a South Florida city about 75 miles north of Miami, in the late afternoon, flipping cars, flattening trees and downing power lines throughout the area.

Although fire officials said no injuries were reported in Palm Beach Gardens as a result of the tornado, they did assist with hospital transports in other areas. 

The city wrote in a Facebook post that "multiple roadways were blocked with debris and downed trees" on Saturday night, noting reports of "roof damage, minor structural damage to buildings, a lot of trees down and a lot of vehicle damage." The city also shared images of the tornado's aftermath. One showed a car pileup in a parking lot while another two showed large trees and a light post turned horizontal on the ground — in one instance scattered across several lanes of a major highway.