Hurricane Ian's outer bands brought 2 overnight tornado alerts to Jupiter area

JUPITER — Two tornado alerts surprised northern Palm Beach County residents on Tuesday nights as Hurricane Ian's outer bands moved north up the Florida peninsula.

The National Weather Service Center in Miami said Wednesday afternoon that it is has received reports of two tornadoes in the Jupiter area but had not been able to confirm any damage or coordinates.

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The first warning sounded at 10:21 p.m. and lasted until 10:45. Social media reports indicated the alert was for an area extending from Limestone Creek to Juno Beach.

The second occurred at 3:04 a.m. and lasted until 3:30. The weather service's Tornado Twitter page indicated it was for the Tequesta-Jupiter Inlet Colony area. Posts from other accounts said it extended as far south as Juno Beach.

Mayor Jim Kuretski confirmed that no tornado damage was reported in Jupiter either Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.

Town council member Cameron May said Jupiter officials had not informed him and his colleagues of any damages.

"I heard that there may have been reported tornadoes near the Limestone Creek area," said May, a firefighter-paramedic with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.

Did you witness either tornado or discover damage from them? Reach out to us at breakingnews@pbpost.com.

Lianna Norman covers northern Palm Beach County for the Palm Beach Post. You can reach her at lnorman@pbpost.com. You can follow her reporting on social media @LiannaNorman on Twitter. 

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