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VIDEO: Hurricane Irma's winds cause waterspout in Broward County

Posted at 9:31 PM, Sep 09, 2017
and last updated 2017-09-09 21:31:57-04

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A waterspout was caught on video Saturday in Broward County. 

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The stunning footage shows the waterspout as it came onshore at about 6:30 p.m. near Earl Lifshey Ocean Park in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. 

Heavy squalls with embedded tornadoes are sweeping across South Florida as the eye of Irma moves closer to Florida. 

The National Weather Service in Miami posted on Twitter Saturday evening that a tornado had touched the ground in the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Oakland Park. It wasn't immediately clear how much damaged was caused.

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