National Weather Service

Potential Tropical Cyclone One will lift northeast across the southern half of the Florida Peninsula today, continuing to bring numerous showers and breezy winds to the area.

Southwest Florida remains under a tropical storm warning as a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico continues to track toward Florida with expected landfall of the system near the Fort Myers area. As of the latest update from the National Hurricane Center (will update at 5 p.m.), it’s still a tropical cyclone, but with continued intensification likely, its predicted to become a tropical storm sometime this evening or overnight into Saturday morning.

A cold front moving across Florida Friday is expected to bring freezing temperatures to parts of Southwest Florida Saturday night into Sunday morning. Temporary cold-weather shelters for the homeless are opening across the region.

Charlotte County Commission declared a state of emergency in the county Monday in response to tornado damage on Sunday.

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