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    'LIKE AN EXPLOSION': Tornado rips through Wellington, Royal Palm Beach

    By Scott Sutton,

    3 hours ago
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    Video and pictures sent to the WPTV newsroom show a very large tornado moving through areas near Wellington and Royal Palm Beach on Wednesday afternoon.

    Homes near the Wellington National Golf Course, including the Preserve at Binks Forest, sustained significant damage along with multiple downed trees.

    One neighbor told WPTV anchor Janny Rodriguez that it "sounded like a bomb went off" like an "explosion."

    WATCH BELOW: Janny Rodriguez interviews neighbor affected by tornado

    Tornado tears through Wellington

    There were officers and firefighters at the scene going door-to-door checking on residents.

    Rodriguez, who lives in the area, said both she and her family are OK. There have been no reports of injuries from this tornado.

    Along Cypress Park Drive, there were vehicles on their side and multiple trees down.

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3uShJI_0w0p2Ryd00 WPTV
    A car on its side along Cypress Park Drive in Wellington on Oct. 9, 2024.

    Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said there were no reports of fatalities.

    There have been multiple reports of tornadoes across the Treasure Coast as well, causing damage throughout Martin and St. Lucie counties.

    "I would've thought I was in the Midwest with Tornado Alley. It's been incredible," Bradshaw said in an interview with WPTV. "I've lived here all of my life, I've never seen anything like it."

    The National Weather Service in Miami reposted a video on its X page at 4:44 p.m. of video of the storm.

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    EDUCATE.YOURSELF
    13m ago
    Here 23 years. Never saw anything like this
    Concrete Jungle
    1h ago
    Yeah this was crazy
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