Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 10:59PM EDT until August 6 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS Key West FL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 6, 2026 - 7:59pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 8:30pm
Description:
SVRKEY
The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Lower Keys in Monroe County in Florida...
* Until 1130 PM EDT.
* At 1058 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Boca Chica,
moving west at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Key West, Boca Chica, Big Coppitt Key, Boca Chica Channel Bridge,
Saddlebunch Keys, Geiger Key, Sunset Key, Shark Key, Upper
Sugarloaf Key, and Fleming Key.
This includes US 1 between mile markers 0 and 19.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Key West.
Area Description:
Monroe, FL
Forcast Office:
NWS Key West FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov