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4:10 p.m. update:
Storms have moved east and affected coastal counties, also producing damaging wind gusts and small hail. Expect conditions to remain relatively quiet across Central Florida for the rest of the afternoon. Scattered rain showers are still possible, but the risk for storms has greatly diminished.
Temperatures will remain warm overnight, dropping to the mid-to-upper-70s. Skies will remain partly cloudy.
On Tuesday afternoon, storms will also move from west to east. Similarly to Monday’s setup expect some storms to turn strong to severe.
3 p.m. update:
The line of storms produced severe conditions over Orange County. The severe thunderstorm warning expired around 2:45 p.m. but it left several homes without power, knocking down tree limbs.
Pretty heavy rain and wind gusts here in Dr. Phillips. pic.twitter.com/Fz2zUPmjgz
— Ryan Porter (@RyanPorterpots) August 17, 2020
. @DukeEnergy reporting over 4000 customers without power across Central #Florida.. mainly over Orange County. #stormalert9 pic.twitter.com/TictRmeALo
— Irene Sans (@IreneSans) August 17, 2020
Tree limbs down and power outages reported in Edgewater Dr. near Colonial. #stormalert9
— Irene Sans (@IreneSans) August 17, 2020
(Pictures by @WFTV Photog David Turner) pic.twitter.com/rFNr9RS0YF
Afternoon update:
A line of storms is approaching the Metro Orlando area from the west. Expect the storms to arrive by 2 p.m. and continue moving to the east. The storms come loaded with lots of lightning and strong wind gusts.
The storm will arrive to the east Central Florida coast by 5 p.m., some could still be strong.
Strong line of storm moves to the east. About to reach Metro Orlando. This line could lose speed as it approaches the east coast, which would develop higher rainfall for coastal counties and eastern #Osceola, #Orange and #Volusia counties. #Stormalert9 pic.twitter.com/3xazPSA6Br
— Irene Sans (@IreneSans) August 17, 2020
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Morning update:
It’s another hot day in Central Florida Monday, with scattered widespread storms expected to arrive in most of the area this afternoon.
Here’s what to expect:
- There is a 60% chance of afternoon storms.
- The high will reach 93 degrees in most areas.
- Storms will clear early this evening.
- Lows tonight will be in the 70s.
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