Why has Hurricane Milton spawned tornadoes?

16:59 AEDT Hurricanes and tornadoes are two totally different types of weather phenomena involving swirling destructive winds – hurricanes on a macro scale, tornadoes on a micro scale – so why have the two occurred in unison as Hurricane Milton lashes Florida? The answer is that under the right conditions, hurricanes can produce exactly the type of extreme weather conditions which are conducive to tornado formation.