VERY wet and windy day here in Vero Beach (Treasure Coast). 5.02 inches of rain just since midnight (more than 4 inches fell over a 2 hour period around mid-day). Flooding everywhere. Max wind speeds (sustained) reached 28 mph, with gusts up to 45 mph.

Tornado touched down in Vero Palm Estates and Countryside just west of Vero; evidently took out the front of the post office on State Road 60. Schools in the county were on lock-down for several hours due to the tornado and torrential winds/rainfall--some kids didn't even get to go to lunch and had to be escorted one at a time through the deluge to the restrooms (several are not connected to the main buildings). There were periods of sideways rain that drove rain through the windows of SE-facing classrooms. Luckily the rain bands pushed offshore just before dismissal.