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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
243 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026
FLZ069-070-221930-
COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY FL-INLAND COLLIER COUNTY FL-
243 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
COLLIER COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM EDT...
AT 243 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR COPELAND, OR 10 MILES NORTH OF EVERGLADES
CITY, MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROYAL PALM HAMMOCK, SOUTH BLOCKS GOLDE, FAKAHATCHEE STRAND STATE
PRESERVE, PICAYUNE STRAND STATE FOREST, DEEP LAKE, AND PORT OF THE
ISLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE WINDS CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES, AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.
EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN MIAMI. YOU CAN ALSO SHARE YOUR REPORT WITH NWS MIAMI ON
FACEBOOK AND TWITTER.
LAT...LON 2592 8160 2592 8161 2593 8161 2615 8157
2606 8133 2588 8138 2590 8153 2591 8152
2590 8154 2592 8155 2592 8156 2590 8155
2591 8158 2592 8158 2591 8159 2591 8161
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 096DEG 8KT 2600 8145
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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