Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Miami, FL
Issued by NWS Miami, FL
606 WWUS82 KMFL 260459 SPSMFL Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Miami FL 1259 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 FLZ070-260530- Inland Collier County FL- 1259 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 ...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Collier County through 130 AM EDT... At 1259 AM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm capable of producing a funnel cloud near Orangetree, or near Golden Gate Estates, moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Funnel clouds. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Funnel clouds occasionally touch down and produce tornadoes or waterspouts. Locations impacted include... Ave Maria, Golden Gate Estates, Immokalee, Orangetree, Big Corkscrew Island, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, and Lake Trafford. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This activity was also developing in an environment favorable for the formation of funnel clouds. Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio and local media for additional updates and possible warnings. && LAT...LON 2642 8156 2651 8156 2651 8144 2623 8142 2620 8161 2632 8166 2642 8166 TIME...MOT...LOC 0459Z 168DEG 21KT 2625 8153 FUNNEL CLOUD...POSSIBLE MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...<45 MPH $$ RAG