Florida tornado hits FOX 35 Orlando TV station during morning rush hour

Severe weather tore across portions of Central Florida on Monday morning, and a tornado hit the FOX 35 Orlando studio while they were live on the air.

ORLANDO – A tornado hit the FOX 35 Orlando television station Monday morning in what meteorologists are calling a rare event. 

The tornado was said to have cut across Interstate 4 just north of Orlando, moving across Lake Mary and into Sanford just before 10 a.m. ET.

FOX 35 Orlando said they felt the building shake as the tornado hit their roof.

“This is a very rare event,” FOX 35 Orlando Brooks Garner said Monday morning. “We were able to confirm the tornado as it hit our station.”

A FOX 35 Orlando employee was said to have received damage to their car in the parking lot. 

Seminole, Volusia and Sarasota counties were all placed under Tornado Warnings.

These storms are part of an upper-level low moving over Alabama, Florida and Georgia. The low will continue moving eastward throughout the day and eventually push offshore by the evening. 

There was no immediate word on any injuries.

A confirmed tornado was spotted in Lake Mary and Sanford, Florida, north of Orlando. FOX 35 Orlando reports the tornado moved across I-4 possibly damaging their studio in Lake Mary. The Tornado-warned storm continues to move to the east toward the coast on Monday morning. 

This is a developing story. Check back with FOX Weather for updates.