Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued October 1 at 12:17PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
October 1, 2026 - 9:17am
Expires:
October 1, 2026 - 9:45am
Description:
At 1217 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from over Iona to over Olga, or extending
from 6 miles northwest of Fort Myers Beach to 9 miles northeast of
Fort Myers, moving northwest at 30 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, Punta Gorda, Fort Myers Beach, North
Captiva Island, Captiva, Lochmoor Waterway Estates, Palmona Park,
East Dunbar, McGregor, Pine Manor, Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores,
Matlacha, Cypress Lake, Villas, Harlem Heights, Iona, Pine Island
Center and Buckingham.
Instruction:
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
Area Description:
Coastal Charlotte; Coastal Lee; Inland Charlotte; Inland Lee
Forcast Office:
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov