FHP dash camera video shows a reported tornado crossing I-75. (Copyright 2021 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.)

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – Dash camera video from a Florida Highway Patrol cruiser reportedly captured a tornado crossing Interstate 75 connected Sunday morning.

The video, recorded astir 9:30 a.m. successful Collier County, appears to amusement a ample funnel unreality crossing the road arsenic beardown storms moved crossed the area.

FHP said the winds from the tornado caused a semi-truck to flip connected its side, but FHP said the operator lone suffered insignificant injuries and is expected to beryllium ok.

FHP asked drivers to show upwind conditions arsenic storms determination crossed the authorities and beryllium safe.

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office besides shared video recorded astir the aforesaid clip that showed a tornado.

The Sheriff’s Office said a lawman was driving adjacent Marco Island erstwhile helium saw a tornado traveling northbound toward U.S. 41.

The lawman past turned connected his exigency lights, made a U-turn astatine the postulation awesome and followed the tornado astatine a harmless region to guarantee that motorists successful the country were alert of it, the Sheriff’s Office said. The tornado past crossed implicit U.S. 41 and began to dissipate.

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It’s unclear if it caused immoderate harm successful the area.

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