Damage reports included trees falling on a house and car. The Virginia Beach fire department said that crews were responding to 'multiple calls' of storm damage and 'reports of homes with gas leaks.' Tornadoes strike Florida and Virginia over the weekend:
Damaged cars appear in a parking lot after a reported tornado hit the area Sunday in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.On Saturday, an EF-2 tornado touched down in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, that resulted in damaged homes, flipped vehicles, and snapped trees.
"This was a fairly active weather pattern as a warm, maritime air mass and within that, a lot of moisture," were among the causes of the tornado,The Palm Beach Gardens Police Department has not reported any major injuries or fatalities. A city spokeswoman said officials deactivated emergency protocols and were working through the aftermath on Sunday.
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