Event: Special Weather Statement
Severity: Moderate
Urgency: Expected
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued November 1 at 1:50PM EST by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Description: At 150 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Southwest Florida Airport, or 7 miles southwest of Lehigh Acres. This
thunderstorm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres, San Carlos Park, East Dunbar, Southwest
Florida Airport, Buckingham, Villas, Three Oaks, Pine Manor, Page
Park, Page Field Airport, Fort Myers Villas, Suncoast Estates, Tice,
Estero, Gateway, and North Fort Myers.
Instructions: If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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