Tornado spotted near Epcot in Walt Disney World

A tornado was spotted near Epcot in Walt Disney World a little less than an hour ago. The photo was captured by Andrew Klatt and shared on social media.

Wicked weather happening now at Walt Disney World.

Pic by Andrew Klatt pic.twitter.com/GsCyrXi9e8
— Parker Branton (@ParkerBranton) September 15, 2022

On September 15th around 6:45 – 7 pm est, Guests visiting Epcot were shocked to see a tornado/funnel cloud forming near Spaceship Earth at Walt Disney World.

Here is another look

Tornado forming over Disney Worlds Epcot today 🫡 pic.twitter.com/uC5gt357Wy
— 𝕊𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕𝕖𝕣 ✨ (@LittleShellder) September 15, 2022

https://twitter.com/dmrobertson/status/1570552573635235841?s=20&t=CVcFzQ-qo9rH4yUCK8iexg

At 632 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.

Lake and Orange County under a tornado warning through 8:30 pm. pic.twitter.com/wUrOCgIxsD
— George Waldenberger (@GWaldenWFTV) March 15, 2022

At 7:58 pm a Tornado Warning was issued for Lake & Orange County through 8:30 pm.

There was also a video of the funnel cloud/tornado posted online. Sorry, we are unable to embed it here on the site but you can click here to see it.

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