BY: WEATHER TEAM | BocaNewsNow.com
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The National Weather Service says bad weather is possible Wednesday night in and around South Palm Beach County. A tornado can not be ruled out. This is the advisory issued late Wednesday afternoon:
Lake Okeechobee-Biscayne Bay- Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM- Waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas-Glades-Hendry- Inland Palm Beach-Metro Palm Beach-Coastal Collier-Inland Collier- Inland Broward-Metro Broward-Inland Miami-Dade-Metro Miami-Dade- Mainland Monroe-Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami- Dade-Far South Miami-Dade- Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM- Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- 424 PM EDT Wed Apr 12 2023… Flood Watch for Metro & Coastal Broward/Miami Dade… …
A Few Strong Thunderstorms Possible East Coast This Evening… This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic, Biscayne Bay, South Florida, Gulf of Mexico and Lake Okeechobee. . DAY ONE… Tonight. Flooding: Heavy rain is possible this evening, especially over the metro areas of Broward and Miami Dade Counties. This could lead to additional flooding especially across areas that are already saturated from recent heavy rainfall.
Thunderstorms: Scattered thunderstorms will continue this evening. Some of the storms could become strong and may contain heavy downpours, small hail, and gusty winds. Waterspouts: There is the potential for a few waterspouts to develop across the Atlantic and Gulf waters this evening.
Tornado: An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out across the east coast metro areas with the strongest thunderstorms. Rip Currents: A high risk of rip currents will remain in place for all East Coast beaches.
High Surf: Wave heights up to 6 feet will be possible in the surf zone across the beaches of Palm Beach County this evening. Marine: Elevated winds and seas will linger across the Atlantic waters into tonight resulting in hazardous marine conditions. . DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN… Thursday through Tuesday. Thunderstorms remain in the forecast through Friday. Some of the storms could contain gusty winds and locally heavy rain.
Hazardous marine conditions are possible over the Atlantic waters into early Thursday. Additionally, the rip current risk will remain elevated at all Atlantic beaches through the end of the week.
