Tornado Flips Airplanes in Fort Lauderdale during Hurricane Ian

Watch as tornado flips airplanes at Fort Lauderdale international airport

Fort Lauderdale –

A tornado damaged multiple planes at a Broward County airport Tuesday night, hours before Hurricane Ian made landfall hundreds of miles away in southwest Florida.

According to the Miami Herald, the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport reported that the twister passed over North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines Tuesday night.

Broward Mayor Michael Udine told the outlet that 30 planes and the main building were damaged.

Just left North Perry Airport. No one injured, minor structural property damage. Quite a few planes damaged. Further assessment and clean up taking place. North Perry closed. @FLLFlyer OPEN and operating. Check airlines for flight information. @browardinfo @ReadyBroward https://t.co/GBN53U8O2E
— Michael Udine (@Michaeludine) September 28, 2022

Video and photos showed widespread damage to the single-engine aircraft, with some missing wings and others flipped upside down. According to the Sun-Sentinel and Broward County, the airport is closed until further notice.