Tornado and flooding alerts in Southern Florida Saturday March 23: What are the affected areas?
Severe weather continues in South Florida this Saturday, with a chance of rain and flooding as well as strong winds and hail. Here are the affected areas.
On Friday night, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued several alerts for South Florida as severe weather continues in that area this Saturday.
The NWS issued a tornado watch for all of South Florida until 3:00 a.m. this Saturday, as well as a flash flood warning until 2:00 a.m. of Saturday. These are the alerts in force for this Saturday afternoon.
Tornado and flood warning in Florida: affected areas
According to the NWS Miami update, scattered shower and thunderstorm activity continues this Saturday as additional bands move over the area. “With 2 to 5 inches of rain yesterday and 1 to 2 inches of rain today, the risk of flooding remains likely in Miami-Dade and Broward,” the meterological agency said.
According to the NWS, a flood warning continues for the following rivers in Florida: Apalachicola River near Blountstown affecting Franklin, Liberty, Calhoun and Gulf counties.
Additionally, a flood alert is in effect until 5:00 p.m. ET, as flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible in the Florida Keys. “Excessive runoff can cause flooding in low-lying areas and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas,” the NWS reported.
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On the other hand, there is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms. The strongest activity may have wind gusts of up to 60 mph. Possible gusts of up to 40 mph are expected through Saturday afternoon.
There has been a special weather statement, since. At 12:37 p.m., Doppler radar was tracking a strong storm near Blue Springs, or near Suwannee River State Park, moving east at 25 mph.
The NWS estimates danger due to wind gusts of around 40 mph and pea-sized hail. Gusty winds could down tree branches and blow away certain objects. It is also possible that hail may cause minor damage to vegetation.
Affected locations include: Live Oak, Jasper, Suwannee Springs, Suwannee River State Park, Blue Springs and Crossroads.
As for the weather forecast next week, Sunday will be drier with plenty of sunshine and highs in the upper 70s. It will be a little warmer early next week with highs in the 80s.