South Florida tornado watch discontinued as Hurricane Helene continues path northward
MIAMI - A tornado watch issued for South Florida through 8 p.m. Thursday has been discontinued, as effects from Hurricane Helene continue to be felt across South Florida.
The tornado watch included seven counties in southern Florida.
Along with Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Counties, the watch includes Glades, Hendry and Collier Counties in southwest Florida, along with mainland Monroe County.
A tornado watch is issued by the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center when conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms and multiple tornadoes over a larger-scale region for a duration of at least three hours.
Throughout the day, gusty squalls will move in on and off across South Florida as Helene passes to the west of the state over the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
South Florida could see 2 to 4 inches of rain through Friday morning.