LIVE RADAR: Weather cooperated! Successful launch of Crew Dragon; scattered storms move inland

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The weather cleared just in time across Cape Canaveral for the historic launch. AS the sea breeze kicked in just about one out before launch, taking the energy inland and away from the coast. The few storms nearby were winding down and the sky was clearing.

Remember, a rocket launching through clouds doesn’t create lightning, but it can trigger lightning to form in the cloud, which as you can imagine this would not be good for a rocket.

The sea breeze has finally kicked in.. that's a good thing for the launch. The storms that were developing near the Cape and moving east are slowing winding down. This is sooo nerve-racking! SHOO SHOO Storms! #launchday #stormalert9 pic.twitter.com/W4k2a9y1fc
— Irene Sans (@IreneSans) May 30, 2020

‘Safety is the utmost importance to launch’: 45th Weather Squadron monitors forecast ahead of historic manned launch

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Expect a the sea breeze to develop storms inland during the rest of the afternoon through the early evening hours. Temperatures will be warm, between the upper 80s and low 90s.

Storms will cease shortly after sunset and the evening will remain partly cloudy, with lows in the low 70s.

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