
May 12, 1997: A Tornado Rips Through Downtown Miami
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In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we remember the "Great Miami Tornado of 1997." A F1 tornado in Miami was unusual, but the startling video the mid-afternoon cyclone produced would attract attention from around the globe.
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Ari Odzer's 1997 live stand-up: https://youtu.be/DShp7d6yozY?t=393
Daniel Brown's National Weather Service recap of the storm: https://www.weather.gov/mfl/vortex
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