By Heather Janssen, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
January 17,2016; 9:40PM,EST
Tornado damage was reported in Siesta Key and Duette early on Sunday morning between 3-4 a.m. EST. The Associated Press, citing Florida officials, said that at least two adults have been killed.
"The tornadoes were spawned as a line of strong thunderstorms crossed central and South Florida during the early morning hours of Sunday. The thunderstorms were associated with the storm that brought soaking rain to the rest of the southeastern United States with snow on its northern fringe," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski.
Local resident films tornado damage in Florida
Sarasota County officials also reported 17,000 Florida Power and Light customers were without power as of Sunday morning.
A National Weather Service survey team determined that the tornado that struck Duette produced EF-2 damage with an estimated peak wind of 127 mph.
Tornado damage from a neighborhood in Sarasota. (Twitter Photo/@KillianPhoto)
Damage to roofs and parking areas in Siesta Key, Florida. (Twitter Photo/@shaun121)
Local officials reported downed trees and power lines from the tornadoes. (Twitter Photo/@HeathersSox)
(Twitter Photo/@KillianPhoto)
Some of the damage from this mornings tornado in Siesta Key. @SNNTV
"High temperatures on Monday and Tuesday will be held to the 60s throughout central and South Florida," Pydynowski said. "That is about 10 degrees below normal. Parts of the interior of central Florida will dip into the upper 30s on Monday night."
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