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<\/p>\nCENTRAL FLORIDA \u2014 We have a weather alert day for Central Florida due to strong winds, elevated fire danger, and potential for severe weather late this evening.<\/p>\n
WEATHER WARNINGS<\/p>\n
MARION AND FLAGLER – TORNADO WATCH TILL 8PM<\/p>\n
FULL FORECAST<\/p>\n
We have a weather alert day for Central Florida due to strong winds, elevated fire danger, and potential for severe weather late this evening.<\/p>\n
Before the rain arrives, Central Florida could see wind gusts between 30 and 40 mph between the late morning hours and early evening.<\/p>\n
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Weather alert for Central Florida with strong winds and potential storms We have a weather alert day for Central Florida due to strong winds and potential for severe weather late this evening. <\/p>\n
As the front approaches and some thunderstorms develop, we may even see gusts up to 50 mph for some isolated locations.<\/p>\n
The rain will be moving steadily across the state, creating more widespread severe weather in the panhandle and north Florida.<\/p>\n
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Weather alert for Central Florida with strong winds and potential storms We have a weather alert day for Central Florida due to strong winds and potential for severe weather late this evening. <\/p>\n
As the front continues south there will be less available energy to produce severe storms however these cannot be ruled out for Central Florida.<\/p>\n
The wind is the main threat with the storms as previously mentioned, but a secondary threat in the strongest storms will be hail up to half an inch in diameter.<\/p>\n
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Weather alert for Central Florida with strong winds and potential storms We have a weather alert day for Central Florida due to strong winds and potential for severe weather late this evening. <\/p>\n
Storm impacts such as tornadoes, frequent lightning and heavy rain are not expected with this round of storms but cannot be entirely ruled out.<\/p>\n
The first good chance of thunderstorms in Central Florida will impact Marion County in the late afternoon. They also have the greatest chance to see severe storms develop.<\/p>\n
For Daytona Beach, the storms will most likely move in after 5:00 p.m. and last until 8:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
With the dry vegetation in place, this will lead to an elevated fire danger Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening.<\/p>\n
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Weather alert for Central Florida with strong winds and potential storms We have a weather alert day for Central Florida due to strong winds and potential for severe weather late this evening. <\/p>\n
Orlando\u2019s timing will be mainly 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. for the worst storms.<\/p>\n
Severe storms need heat, instability and rising air created by a warm ground to build. Since Orlando\u2019s timing will be during the evening the chances of a severe storm developing are significantly less than our northern counties such as Marion, Flagler and Volusia.<\/p>\n
We will be much clearer and slightly cooler for President\u2019s Day with highs in the lower 70s. We will quickly return to the 80s by Wednesday.<\/p>\n
We are not tracking another good chance of rain over the next 10 days once we are done with this system on Sunday.<\/p>\n
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