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Photo by Jeanette Dicara / This dramatic shot shows a nasty storm cell moving fast through the intersection of Ridgewood Avenue and 10th Street near the New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater border, bringing with it heavy rains, thunder and lightning. NSBNEWS.net video by Sera Frederick. / A tornado warning was issued for Volusia County until 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, which passed without incident. The greater New Smyrna Beach area sustained a brief thunderstorm, but no major problems as a result. The video shows traffic on North Dixie Freeway at 5:25 p.m. during the height of the rainstorm.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The National Weather Service in Melbourne issued a tornado warning just after 5 p.m. for Volusia County with a report of a tornado approaching Spruce Creek and Interstate 95 and headed in the direction of Wilbur by the Sea and Ponce Inlet at 5:15 p.m. near Ponce Inlet and Interstate 95, Other areas included in the warning were Port Orange, New Smyrna Beach, Edgewater and unincorporated Bethune Beach.
The tornado warning was to go until 5:30 p.m. and that deadline passed a few minutes ago with no reported damage.