Increasing moist south-southwesterly flow ahead of an approaching cold front lead to scattered shower and storm development along the east coast of South Florida during the afternoon hours. Interaction with the east coast seabreeze brought several strong to severe storms across Palm Beach and Broward Counties during the early to mid afternoon hours. Strong winds, two brief tornadoes, and small hail were reported with this activity.

Tornado in BROWARD, FLORIDA
From 10-APR-18 14:34:00 to 10-APR-18 14:58:00 (EST-5)
Location: FT LAUDERDALE
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

NWS survey, in addition to videos received via social media, indicate that a weak tornado touched down in Downtown Fort Lauderdale near Andrews Avenue and NE 5th Street, knocking over construction fencing and barriers. The tornado then moved
southeast across Flagler Village, leading to minor tree damage in
the vicinity of NE 1st Avenue and NE 4th Street. The tornado
continued to move southeast, where video received via social media
shows the circulation crossing US 1 approximately near NE 1st
Street.
The circulation then appears to have lifted, before touching down
south of the Tarpon River in the Rio Vista neighborhood. Several
streets with tree damage and minor debris, including trash cans,
were observed near SE 11th Avenue and SE 7th Street and Rio Vista
Boulevard and SE 10th Street. The tornado then likely crossed the
south fork of the Tarpon River, where the damage path becomes
diffuse as it moved across the SE 17th Street Causeway area and
into the north end of Port Everglades, possibly briefly as a
waterspout. Additional videos received via social media show that
the circulation then likely moved back onshore on the extreme
north end of the barrier island near Nova Southeastern University
Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography and then
quickly out into the Atlantic Ocean near the entrance to Port
Everglades.

Hail in BROWARD, FLORIDA
From 10-APR-18 15:30:00 to 10-APR-18 15:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: DAVIE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported dime sized hail in Davie.

Hail in BROWARD, FLORIDA
From 10-APR-18 15:40:00 to 10-APR-18 15:40:00 (EST-5)
Location: DAVIE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported dime sized hail at the intersection of University Drive and Peters Road in Plantation.

Thunderstorm Wind in PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
From 10-APR-18 14:15:00 to 10-APR-18 14:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: LOXAHATCHEE
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

A thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph / 50 knots was recorded by mesonet weather station KFLOXAH26 in Loxahatchee Groves. The owner of the personal weather station also noted some small tree branches broken.

Tornado in BROWARD, FLORIDA
From 10-APR-18 15:25:00 to 10-APR-18 15:36:00 (EST-5)
Location: (FLL)FT LAUDRDL INTL
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Survey summary: Multiple eyewitness videos show a tornado touched down along the northwestern side of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport near I-595, leading to damage to cargo and storage containers in the FedEx facility on the north side of the  airfield. The tornado then moved east-southeast along the airport's northern taxiway, causing damage to a jet bridge on the north side of the terminal. The damage path becomes diffuse as it likely crossed Perimeter Road and US 1 along the immediate east side of the airport. The tornado then moved into the extreme
southern end of Port Everglades, where multiple cargo containers were flipped and damaged, along with eyewitness reports of port-a-johns being tossed about. The tornado then likely crossed the intracoastal waterway, and moved across the barrier island within Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Port before moving offshore into the Atlantic Ocean.

Hail in BROWARD, FLORIDA
From 10-APR-18 15:45:00 to 10-APR-18 15:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: DAVIE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail along Interstate 595 near SW 66th Terrace. Several additional reports of pea to dime sized hail were received in Cooper City, Davie, and Plantation between 430pm and 445pm EDT. Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph were recorded in the vicinity around the same time.