'It was like ground zero.' Florida residents describe possible tornado. What we know

A tornado may have touched down late Wednesday afternoon in South Patrick Shores.

Some homeowners saw parts of their roofs ripped away and windows blown out. Others saw limbs torn from trees and carports twisted apart.

➤ Storm damage reports

➤ Track power outages

Emergency responders, including the Red Cross and Florida Power & Light, arrived on the scene Wednesday evening to help residents in the area. No injuries were reported.

Here's what we know this morning.

NWS Melbourne issued tornado warning

At 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, the National Weather Service Melbourne issued a severe thunderstorm warning. Severe thunderstorms were spotted along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Port Canaveral to near PatrickSpace Force Base to near Melbourne, moving east at 15 mph.

Forecasters warned 60-mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail were possible with the storm.

A tornado warning was issued minutes later — at 5:17 p.m. — after radar indicated rotation in a severe thunderstorm was located either over South Patrick Shores or Patrick Space Force Base.

How many people are without power in Brevard County?

The Florida power outage tracker showed 287 people were without power in Brevard County as of 4:30 a.m.

FP&L's power outage map showed all the outages were in the area of South Patrick Shores.

'It seemed like ground zero.' Residents describe storm hitting

It "seemed like Ground Zero," said Luann Manderville, who was at her Pelican Drive home with her husband, David, and their dog, Emmy, when the storm hit.

"All of a sudden, our power went out and you could feel wind coming through the windows, which were closed," Manderville said.

Possible tornado: A possible tornado strikes South Patrick Shores; no reported injuries

Then came a "weird sound, like nothing we'd ever heard before ... like a rolling sound, almost," Manderville said. "You could feel a pressure difference."

"It sounded like a freight train going by," said Alex Casanova, another resident in South Patrick Shores.

Who determines whether it was a tornado that hit South Patrick Shores?

The National Weather Service Melbourne will conduct a storm damage survey today to determine whether it was a tornado or another sort of wind event, according to Kole Fehling, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Melbourne.

Brevard Emergency Operations Center asking for storm damage photos

Brevard EOC said residents with any property or home damage as a result of the storm are encouraged to submit photos and a description of the damage to help the agency better understand the impacts.

Residents post videos, photos of possible Florida tornado

Contributors: John McCarthy; J.D. Gallop; Britt Kennerly

This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Florida tornado: See storm damage, reported power outages