OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — A tornado tore through Okeechobee County on Wednesday afternoon, leaving at least two people injured and damaging homes and farms.
WPTV's Ethan Stein is on the scene, where a mobile home was apparently carried quite a distance and a field of debris can be seen. Officials told WPTV that two people were injured and sent to the hospital. We do not know their conditions.
Emergency officials urged residents who live in flood-prone areas or mobile homes to go to a shelter while they still can.
Stein spoke with one resident who rewired the fence in that spot in an attempt to help contain the cattle in the field.
WATCH: "This could be catastrophic, by far," says one resident.
"This is not even the aftermath, this is the pre-math," said Lance Tuttin. "We don't even have the hurricane that's came through yet."
An EOC spokesperson told WPTV that only two people have been confirmed as injured, though they believe there are more. They say they're "focused on what's still coming toward us tonight."
There was an outbreak of tornadoes across Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast Wednesday afternoon, as Milton starts to affect Florida's Gulf Coast.
Okeechobee County officials said Wednesday evening that the area had a total of 116 tornado warnings, and two confirmed tornadoes touched down in Okeechobee County, resulting in damage to more than 30 homes, barns and other structures.
WATCH: Witness describes seeing "pieces of wood, pieces of tree" during tornado.
A community info line is available daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 863-824-6888.
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