Special Weather Statement issued October 16 at 3:56PM EDT by NWS Miami FL
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At 356 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm near Vineyards, or near Golden Gate Estates, moving north at 15 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... Golden Gate Estates, Orangetree, West Toll Gate On Alligator Alley, Vineyards, Golden Gate, North Naples, Lely Resort, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, and Quail Creek Estate. 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. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent 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.
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- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- FL, US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- Coastal Collier County; Inland Collier County
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- onset
- 2026-10-16T15:56:00-04:00
- states
- ["FL"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-16T15:56:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8c34ba1aa88d05b8910a019e12f1a48a3c099d22.001.1
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- instruction
- 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. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent 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.
- message type
- Alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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