A Florida TV station found itself in the direct path of a tornado Monday morning, and its fearless meteorologist continued broadcasting even as the storm pummeled the studio and other staff sought cover.

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.

NBC News' Bill Karins reports on the destructive EF2 tornado that hit central Florida as residents and emergency crews survey the resulting damage.

A confirmed tornado was spotted in Lake Mary and Sanford, Florida, north of Orlando. FOX 35 Orlando reports the tornado moved across I-4 possibly damaging their studio in Lake Mary. The Tornado-warned storm continues to move to the east toward the coast on Monday morning.

Here is the path of the EF2 tornado that touched down in Seminole County, Florida, causing significant damage in Longwood.

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.

Seminole County Emergency Management officials give update on storm damage after a tornado touched down Monday morning in Lake Mary, Florida.