ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — The St. Lucie County sheriff confirmed there are "multiple fatalities" in the county after a tornado outbreak Wednesday.

Sheriff Keith Pearson confirmed multiple people were killed at Spanish Lakes Country Club.

It's unclear how many people have died.

WPTV has multiple crews headed to the scene.

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Search and rescue operations underway in St. Lucie County after tornadoes

"We have dozens of homes in St. Lucie County that have been damaged, some catastrophic damage," St. Lucie County spokesman Erick Gill said. "We are working with the St. Lucie County Fire District ... National Guard, as well as units from the sheriff's office and even first responders from surrounding counties to help with search and rescue."

Gill said their goal was to get into the communities where multiple tornadoes have touched down to help survivors and do damage assessment.

"We have three shelters that were already open, but we're looking at converting another school to a fourth shelter to take care of those who may have been displaced by the tornadoes that ripped through our area this afternoon," Gill said.

There have been multiple tornadoes across the Treasure Coast and Palm Beach County caused by Hurricane Milton as it nears Florida.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said there have been 116 tornado warnings with 19 confirmed touchdowns on Wednesday.

Kevin Guthrie, the director of Florida's Division of Emergency Management, said they have multiple task forces headed to the affected areas.

Guthrie said about 125 homes were destroyed statewide, mostly mobile homes in senior communities.

Milton made landfall in Florida near Siesta Key just after 8:30 p.m., but its wrath has been felt across the Sunshine State much of the day.