Flood warnings issued for Orange and Seminole Counties

Update:

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for parts of Orange and Seminole Counties.

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Officials said that as of 6:48 p.m., three to four inches of rain had fallen in the area.

Some locations that will experience flooding include Sanford, Apopka, Altamonte Springs, Winter Springs, Casselberry, Maitland, Lake Mary, Longwood, Lockhart, Wekiva Springs, Forest City, Wekiwa Springs State Park, Fern Park, Heathrow, Rock Springs and South Apopka.

Original story:

A stalled front will increase rain and storm chances on Thursday in Central Florida.

Our area will have rain and storm chances around 70%.

Our average high will be around 91 degrees before the afternoon storms help to cool things down.

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Central Florida will be stuck in this summer storm pattern through the foreseeable future.

Our rain and storm chances will stay around 60% through the weekend.

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