Shocking footage shows deadly tornado outbreak tearing through town as Hurricane Milton makes landfall

Footage shows tornados hitting Florida's east coast as Hurricane Milton begins to make landfall.

Over a dozen tornados connected to the deadly hurricane tore through Florida on Wednesday, authorities have confirmed.

Tornados from the outer bands of the hurricane hit a senior community in St Lucie County on Wednesday.

The Spanish Lakes Country Club in Fort Pierce saw 'multiple deaths', with at least four people have been confirmed to have died after tornados hit the area.

A statement from emergency services in St Lucie County said: "First responders and public works/utility crews are conducting response and recovery efforts caused by two confirmed tornadoes that touched down prior to the arrival of Hurricane Milton.

"The St Lucie Medical Examiner has confirmed four fatalities as a result of these tornadoes."

Hurricane Milton was classed as a category five storm (NASA via Getty Images)

Speaking to WPTV, St Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson said that deputies are currently going door to door as part of a multi-agency rescue operation where they are 'listening for life'.

He said: “Our No. 1 goal is life safety. We want to get to anybody who might be trapped underneath the rubble or trapped in these situations and get them out safely.”

Pearson had previously posted a video on the Facebook page for the department, which showed a building used for storing steel being demolished by a tornado.

He wrote: "Completely gone in a matter of seconds."

A tornado was also seen in Palm Beach County, where footage on social media showed it ripping through power cables.

Videos show cars fleeing from the tornados, with the enormous twisters descending from the sky behind traffic.

Further flooding is expected (CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

A flash of light can also be seen exploding in the background, which could be an electrical transformer blowing out.

Evacuations are underway over large parts of Florida, as people move away from coastal areas amid warnings of storm surges of up to 15ft.

More than three million homes and businesses are currently without power.

Speaking to the BBC, Orlando resident Brendan McCoy said that he and his girlfriend Juli had taken shelter with their cat and dog.

They are currently waiting for power to be restored.

Brendan said: "They can’t send the power crews out to start working on the grid until the wind dies down.

"We’re waiting for the sun to come up to see what it looks like outside."

While Tampa has mercifully not seen the predicted storm surge, Florida governor Ron DeSantis has warned that more flooding is expected in the coming days.

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