Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 29 at 2:34PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 29, 2026 - 11:34am
Expires:
August 29, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description:
At 234 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Olga to near Southwest Florida Airport to near
Bonita Springs. Movement was northwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, Fort Myers Beach, Lehigh
Acres, Bonita Beach, East Dunbar, Palmona Park, Southwest Florida
Airport, Harlem Heights, Lochmoor Waterway Estates, Iona, Cypress
Lake, San Carlos Park, McGregor, Pine Manor, Charleston Park, Lovers
Key State Park, Olga, and Buckingham.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Coastal Lee; Inland Lee
Forcast Office:
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov