(CNN) Hurricane Irma wasn't the only vortex that the southeastern US had to worry about Sunday. The cyclone spawned tornadoes in parts of Florida in the morning and afternoon and could produce more -- typical of hurricanes that get enough of their circulation over land. Most of Florida and parts of Georgia were under tornado watches Sunday as the hurricane's destructive core powered its way into Florida's Gulf Coast, and tornado warnings followed. That tornado's location -- well away from the hurricane's core, and in the storm's front-right quadrant (relative to the hurricane's direction) -- is typical for cyclone-produced tornadoes. Here are some things to know about twisters in hurricanes:Land-striking hurricanes are conducive to tornadoes ...

Source: CNN September 10, 2017 23:26 UTC