Isolated Strong And Severe Early Evening Storms in Central Florida – Monitoring Memorial Day Rain
Isolated Strong And Severe Early Evening Storms in Central Florida – Monitoring Memorial Day Rain
SUMMER. INTERESTING. I’LL SAY THAT. ALL RIGHT, LET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON OUTSIDE. YESTERDAY WE WERE DEALING WITH A LOT OF THUNDERSTORMS, A LOT OF HEAVY RAIN OUT THERE TODAY, NOT A REPEAT, BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY DEALING WITH SOME RAIN OUT THERE. YEAH, WE’LL SEE SOME SHOWERS IN VERY SIMILAR AREAS. BUT YESTERDAY THE RAIN FELT LIKE IT WAS NEVER GOING TO END. WE NEED IT HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, BUT SOMETIMES TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING CAN HAVE SOME DETRIMENTAL IMPACTS IN WHICH WE WERE WATCHING OUT FOR FLOODING CONCERNS WEST OF THE I-4 CORRIDOR, LAKE GRIFFIN, 4.35IN OF RAIN TOUCHED DOWN YESTERDAY. FRUITLAND PARK 4.13 STILL ABOVE FOUR INCHES IN THE VILLAGES AND JUST BELOW THAT, GROVELAND AND MASCOT. STILL ABOVE THREE INCHES, YOU SEE OUT TOWARDS I-75 FROM THE VILLAGES THROUGH LEESBURG, CLERMONT AND WILDWOOD. THAT’S WHERE OUR HEAVIEST RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS DID TAKE PLACE. AND WE CAN SEE THAT SEA BREEZE INTERACTION BEGINNING TO SET UP IN A VERY SIMILAR WAY THAT WE SAW YESTERDAY. WINDS ARE A LITTLE BIT FASTER ACROSS I-4. TAKE A LOOK AT BITHLO SAINT CLOUD JUST EAST OF IT. EXCUSE ME, FROM THE SOUTH AND THE EAST, BUT WE’LL MEET UP WITH THIS WESTERLY BREEZE. NOT AS STRONG AS IT WAS YESTERDAY, BUT STILL STRONG ENOUGH TO SPAWN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. WARNING THAT WE DID SEE ALREADY. STILL A STRONG STORM ACROSS SOUTHERN SUMTER COUNTY. GOING TO BE ACTIVE UNTIL ABOUT 630. WE’VE DROPPED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM TAG. NEVERTHELESS, THOUGH WE COULD STILL SEE SOME STRONGER WINDS AND WE HAVE CERTAINLY SEEN MASSIVE HAIL FOR A BRIEF MOMENT IN TIME. THIS WAS JUST BEFORE THE 6:00 HOUR, FREEZING IT RIGHT AT 553. HERE WE HAD ABOUT 2.5IN IN DIAMETER FOR YOUR HAIL THERE, AND THEN BACK OFF TOWARDS THE EAST ACROSS ORLANDO. A BRIEF SHOWER IS WHAT YOU SAW JUST A MOMENT AGO THAT’S NOW FADED, JUST LIKE THE ONE ACROSS THE TURNPIKE IN OSCEOLA COUNTY. AS WE SPRING OUT TOWARDS THE WEST, HERE’S WHAT’S MOVING ACROSS SUMTER ALONG STATE ROAD 471, A COUPLE LIGHTNING STRIKES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SHOWER. BUT ONCE THAT WEST COAST SEA BREEZE BEGINS TO PUSH INLAND, WE COULD SEE SOME MORE RAIN DEVELOP ACROSS I-75. BACK IN ORLANDO, TEMPERATURES HAVE COOLED FROM THE LOWER 90S INTO THE 80S ALREADY, AND THAT’S THE POWER OF THE RAIN SHOWER THAT YOU SAW JUST BEFORE 6:00. ELSEWHERE, STILL HOLDING ON TO THE 90S IN OCALA. THE VILLAGES AND WILDWOOD. BUT IT FEELS EVEN WARMER THAN THAT. IT’S A HOT AND HUMID MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND FOR US. PLACING YOUR HEAT INDEX AT 103 DEGREES IN THE VILLAGES, WE’LL SEE SIMILAR HEAT INDICES TOMORROW, BUT AS WE TAKE YOU THROUGH FUTURECAST TONIGHT, THIS IS WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT. WE COULD STILL SEE SOME HEAVIER RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS I-75 BACK UP TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST INTO MARION COUNTY. THIS IS BEFORE THE MIDNIGHT HOUR, SO EVENTUALLY THE RAIN TAPERS OFF. WE’RE LEFT WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. WE WAKE UP TO THE SUNSHINE TOMORROW AS TEMPERATURES HOLD THEIR PLACE IN THE 70S. SO WARM AND A LITTLE BIT MUGGY TONIGHT AS STORMS BEGIN TO CALM DOWN, BETTER CHANCES FOR RAIN TOMORROW WILL BE BACK ACROSS I-75 AS WE SEE THAT SIMILAR EAST TO WEST FLOW FOR YOUR SHOWERS. SO ACROSS THE COASTLINE, YOU COULD WAKE UP TO SOME LIGHTER RAIN THAT WILL BEGIN TO PICK UP ITS INTENSITY AS WE MOVE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. ONCE WE REACH THOSE MAXIMUM DAYTIME HEATING TEMPERATURES, WITH SHOWERS TRAVELING OUT TOWARDS THE WEST, AND THEN IT’S MORE OF THE SAME ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. MOVING THROUGH THE MIDWEEK. WE COULD HAVE SEE THAT INCREASE OF SHOWERS MOVING AT THE TOWARDS THE BACK END OF YOUR WORKWEEK FORECAST, WITH A LITTLE BIT OF TROPICAL MOISTURE BEGINNING TO SLIDE IN, NOTHING TO REALLY WORRY ABOUT. WE NEED THE RAIN HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. WE COULD HAVE A LOT OF IT COMING YOUR WAY STARTING ON FRIDAY
Isolated Strong And Severe Early Evening Storms in Central Florida – Monitoring Memorial Day Rain
Isolated Strong And Severe Early Evening Storms in Central Florida – Monitoring Memorial Day Rain
Updated: 7:03 PM EDT May 24, 2026
Isolated Strong And Severe Early Evening Thunderstorms in Central Florida – Monitoring Memorial Day Weekend Shower Chances | May 24th 2026We worked our way back into the nineties this afternoon with Heat indices pulling past the triple digits in select cities. With the heat and moisture in place, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected again late this afternoon and evening across, with the greatest storm coverage west of Orlando. Stronger storms could produce torrential rain with localized totals over 3 inches, wind gusts up to 45 miles per hour, frequent lightning, and flooding. With several areas already hit hard with showers yesterday, it is very likely additional rain will tip the scale towards flooding today or on Memorial Day as rain returns to the picture. Expect to be slightly drier Tuesday, before wet weather chances surge once again next weekend.
Isolated Strong And Severe Early Evening Thunderstorms in Central Florida – Monitoring Memorial Day Weekend Shower Chances | May 24th 2026
We worked our way back into the nineties this afternoon with Heat indices pulling past the triple digits in select cities. With the heat and moisture in place, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected again late this afternoon and evening across, with the greatest storm coverage west of Orlando. Stronger storms could produce torrential rain with localized totals over 3 inches, wind gusts up to 45 miles per hour, frequent lightning, and flooding. With several areas already hit hard with showers yesterday, it is very likely additional rain will tip the scale towards flooding today or on Memorial Day as rain returns to the picture. Expect to be slightly drier Tuesday, before wet weather chances surge once again next weekend.