{"id":224515,"date":"2026-04-09T07:32:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/224515\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T07:32:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:32:26","slug":"tree-falls-onto-family-car-in-nw-miami-dade-as-strong-storms-sweep-across-south-florida-wsvn-7news-miami-news-weather-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/224515\/","title":{"rendered":"Tree falls onto family car in NW Miami-Dade as strong storms sweep across South Florida &#8211; WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) &#8211; Residents of a Northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood were cleaning up a big mess after <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/miami-dade\/heavy-rain-across-south-florida-snarls-morning-traffic-flood-watch-issued-for-parts-of-broward-and-miami-dade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">storms tore through the area<\/a>, tossing debris and ripping up trees.<\/p>\n<p>The Palm Springs North neighborhood was left dilapidated after the storm hit on Tuesday. 7News cameras captured a chainsaw being used to remove large branches that had fallen.<\/p>\n<p>One enormous tree was uprooted and fell onto a family\u2019s car, temporarily blocking the road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll see what happens with this car when we take it all out,\u201d said Jose Gamba.<\/p>\n<p>The incident and aftermath happened in the area of Northwest 78th Avenue and 181st Street.<\/p>\n<p>Video posted to social media showed winds picking up, with neighbors inside their homes hearing the sounds of the fierce storm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike a train, really, really, really strong sounds. The house is shaking, I thought it was gonna come up,\u201d said Joel Armas. \u201cMy backyard is all torn, boats came across the lake, roofs down, everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat boat was down there, there\u2019s the guy\u2019s big boat that flipped over, over there,\u201d said a man whom neighbors referred to as Bubba. \u201cI had an overhang here. I think it\u2019s three houses that way. I saw stuff flying around, so I took off to the bathroom. When it stopped, my roof was in the front yard, and all my stuff was from the back; it\u2019s a mess out back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, no one was hurt, including Bubba\u2019s two cats and pet chicken, but repairs will be needed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess I\u2019m [going to] get my roof fixed, you know what I mean?\u201d said Bubba.<\/p>\n<p>Downed power lines were also found, but Florida Power &amp; Light responded to the scene to help restore power for those affected late Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The nasty weather was part of a wet Tuesday afternoon that saw many areas across South Florida receive almost three inches of rain.<\/p>\n<p>Two National Weather Service officials were in the area Wednesday morning, and upon completion of their assessment of the damage they determined that it was in fact an EF-0 tornado that caused all of the damage to the neighborhood Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>A flood watch that was put into effect Tuesday for the eastern metropolitan areas of Miami-Dade and Broward has been extended to Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Sunbeam Television Corp. 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