In its report Friday, the Weather Service reiterated that the tornado was a powerful EF-3 that hit Wellington and Palm Beach Gardens.

WEST PALM BEACH — Beleaguered homeowners around Palm Beach Gardens are coping with some massive damage from a tornado that touched down on Wednesday. The National Weather Service said it was an EF-3 tornado with wind speeds of up to 140 miles per hour.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Assistance teams are visiting neighborhoods across Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast, helping residents affected by recent tornadoes apply for federal aid.

A tornado struck homes and businesses, including a Publix, in the Avenir area of Palm Beach Gardens. See images of the damage.

The National Weather Service confirmed Friday that an EF-3 tornado touched down during inclement weather on Wednesday in Palm Beach County.

The National Weather Service released a survey Friday reporting that a Hurricane Milton-related tornado injured seven people and caused “considerable” structural damage in 30 minutes on Wednesday in Palm Beach County.

Hurricane Ian in 2022 produced an EF-2 tornado that wrecked several units at Kings Point west of Delray Beach.

Widespread damage from tornadoes across Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast as feeder bands from Hurricane Milton approached our viewing area Wednesday morning.

But on Wednesday afternoon as the hurricane began to pummel the state, he stood outside his house and watched as a tornado loomed in the sky. He took video on his phone. The pressure dropped, and his wife said her ears were popping.

Milton hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday evening and barreled east across the state, wreaking havoc before spinning out into the Atlantic. Though the Tampa Bay area was spared potentially catastrophic storm surge,