The 1997 Miami tornado (also known as the Great Miami Tornado)[1] was an F1 tornado which touched down in Miami, Florida, on May 12, 1997. It is remembered not for its minor damage, but for its haunting pictures which became the subject of worldwide press attention. The tornado was captured by an elevated camera operated by the local television station WPLG.[2] 1997 Miami tornado Looping animation of radar data depicting the tornado-spawning thunderstorm tracking across Miami Radar imagery of th