Has a tornado ever struck a sky-scraper?

Has a tornado ever struck a sky-scraper?
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I remember in ‘97 Miami had a tornado, which is extremely rare. Here’s a clip. It’s a little long, I fast forwarded a little, skipped around, I didn’t watch the whole thing. It wasn’t a very strong tornado. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DShp7d6yozY. In Florida we don’t have any sort of sirens to warn people, so that’s why the city is full of people, and basically almost no one taking shelter. I’m not sure if it hit a skyscraper. In FL we have had hurricane 3,4,5 levels come through metropolitan cities, and that’s very similar to F1,2,3 at the eye wall. I don’t know if you want to count that?
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