Special Weather Statement for Coastal Collier County and Inland Collier County, Florida

Ended at 2:30 PM EST.

Issued by the National Weather Service in Miami at 2:02 PM EST, Monday, November 2, 2026.

Places in the statement: Carnestown, Big Cypress National Preserve, Copeland, Miles City, Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve, Picayune Strand State Forest, Jerome and Deep Lake.

The Weather Service's text

At 202 PM EST, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm capable of producing a funnel cloud near Copeland, or 10 miles northeast of Everglades City, moving northwest at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Funnel clouds and wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Funnel clouds occasionally touch down and produce tornadoes or waterspouts. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

What to do

These winds can down small tree limbs and branches, and blow around unsecured small objects. Seek shelter in a safe building until the storm passes.

Funnel clouds occasionally touch down and produce tornadoes or waterspouts. Move indoors and stay away from windows.