1990s: The Great Miami Tornado, Florida, USA

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The Great Miami Tornado, also known as the 1997 Miami Tornado, touched down in the city on 12 May. Registering F1 on the Fujita scale, the tornado is thought to have had wind speeds above 100 miles per hour (161km/h) and swept directly through the heart of downtown Miami. Despite causing significant damage and injuring dozens of people, the event is mostly remembered for the iconic photographs that were captured of the tornado ripping past the city's towering skyscrapers.

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1990s: The Great Miami Tornado, Florida, USA The Great Miami Tornado, also known as the 1997 Miami Tornado, touched down in the city on 12 May. Registering F1 on the Fujita scale, the tornado is thought to have had wind speeds above 100 miles per hour (161km/h) and swept directly through the heart of downtown Miami. Despite causing significant damage and injuring dozens of people, the event is mostly remembered for the iconic photographs that were captured of the tornado ripping past the city's towering skyscrapers.