LOOK: Tornado crosses Florida interstate as Hurricane Milton churns closer

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As Florida's Gulf Coast braces for the impacts of Hurricane Milton Wednesday, the storm is causing severe weather across the state, even in Miami.

The National Weather Service Miami shared photos of a tornado crossing Interstate 75 Wednesday as cars were still driving on the highway.

"TORNADO crossing I-75 as we speak! Seek shelter NOW!" the agency wrote on social media.

Miami and much of South Florida...