Watch as a radar-confirmed tornado crossed over the FOX 35 News studio in Lake Mary, Florida. The tornado formed as heavy rain and strong storms moved across the Central Florida region on Monday morning.

A tornado struck a TV station while the weatherman was doing a live broadcast showing the terrifying moment the system closed in. FOX 35 meteorologist Brooks Garner kept remarkably calm as an EF-2 tornado approached and hit the station in Lake Mary,

Residents were urged to seek shelter after a tornado caused damage in Seminole County, Florida, the National Weather Service in Melbourne said.

The EF-2 tornado winds reached up to 115mph (185km/h) with the path of the tornado running about 4 miles (6.4km) in length.

The BriefSevere storms and a tornado in Central Florida caused widespread damage Monday, overturning a semi-truck in Lake Mary, collapsing a home in Longwood, and damaging the FOX 35 News Station.Emergency responders are assessing the impact,

A widespread storm system that moved quickly across Central Florida on Monday morning spawned a powerful tornado near Lake Mary that leveled most of a house, damaged roofs, toppled trees and left hundreds of residents without power.

A confirmed tornado touched down early Monday morning in Seminole County, Florida, north of Orlando. FOX 35's Amanda McKenzie takes a look at the damage.