THEWEATHERMOGIL:: Yet more severe weather possible for southwest Florida
Then on Jan. 17, 2016, the third such event in roughly a week impacted south and central Florida. First, a tornado touched down near Sarasota, FL. damaging some condos and mobile homes and killing two. Then, within hours, a strong downburst moved across Collier County, FL inflicting widespread tree and fence damage across a 4-mile wide path that extended some 30 miles in length. This event impacted parts of Naples.
And now, the National Weather Service (NWS) has advised that all of south Florida is under the risk of some severe weather and heavy rainfall on Wednesday, possibly extending into Thursday (Fig. 1).
While the projected impact level is low at this time, today is the day to start monitoring the weather developments more closely. Given that storminess could develop early on Wednesday, be sure to take a final check of the forecast (NWS and/or television) before bedding down tonight…just in case the activity arrives earlier than expected.
© 2016 H. Michael Mogil
Originally posted 1/26/16