{"id":325566,"date":"2026-07-01T03:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T03:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/325566\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T03:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T03:55:10","slug":"rain-flood-threat-targets-florida-despite-no-risk-of-tropical-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/325566\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain, flood threat targets Florida despite no risk of tropical development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A massive heat dome is expected to dominate the weather across the eastern U.S., and its life-threatening heat is only part of the story. FOX Weather Meteorologist Steve Bender breaks down what to expect as dangerous conditions persist and thunderstorms ignite around the sprawling dome of oppressive heat.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">FLORIDA \u2013 The Sunshine State is in for a soaking this week. While an area of low pressure off the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/southeast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Southeast<\/a> coast has no chance of tropical development, it will still funnel deep tropical moisture into <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Florida<\/a>, bringing rounds of heavy <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/precipitation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">rain<\/a> and the potential for localized <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/flood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">flooding<\/a> through Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ATL Area To Watch.png\"\/>0% chance of development.<br \/>(FOX Weather)<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The weak, non-tropical system isn&#8217;t expected to organize into a named storm, but its impacts will still be felt. As the disturbance interacts with a southward-moving <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/what-is-a-cold-front\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">cold front<\/a>, showers and <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/thunderstorms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">thunderstorms<\/a> are expected to become more widespread, raising the risk of minor <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/flood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">flooding<\/a> across parts of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/ready-hunt-annual-florida-python-challenge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">READY FOR A HUNT? YOU COULD WIN MONEY FOR HUNTING THESE INVASIVE SNAKES DURING ANNUAL CHALLENGE<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Meanwhile, a sprawling <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/what-heat-dome-how-does-work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">heat dome<\/a> is building over the eastern<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> United States<\/a>. While it&#8217;s fueling a dangerous <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/heat-wave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">heat wave<\/a> across parts of the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/northeast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Northeast<\/a>, it&#8217;s also helping steer the disorganized area of low pressure back to the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/west\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">West<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Southeast Atmospheric Moisture Now.png\"\/>Southeast Atmospheric Moisture.<br \/>(FOX Weather)<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">As this cold front continues pushing south-west across northern Florida, it will tap into the deep tropical moisture already in place over the peninsula. That combination will spark widespread showers and thunderstorms ahead of the front.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/what-heat-dome-how-does-work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WHAT IS A HEAT DOME AND HOW CAN IT AFFECT YOU DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS?<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">With the lingering storm, though it won&#8217;t develop into a tropical system, because of the potential for heavy rainfall, parts of Florida are under a Level 1 of 4 risk for <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/7-facts-you-should-know-about-flash-floods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">flash flooding<\/a> through Wednesday across Southeast Florida.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WED Flash Flood Outlook.png\"\/>Flash Flood outlook on Wednesday.<br \/>(FOX Weather)<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Cities like <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/florida\/jacksonville\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jacksonville<\/a> and <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/florida\/tallahassee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tallahassee<\/a> are seeing showers and thunderstorms.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">As the front slows down and eventually stalls across Central and South Florida, storms may repeatedly move over the same areas, increasing the risk of localized urban flash flooding, especially around <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_weather-news_article_main-content_article-body_2_21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/florida\/miami\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Miami<\/a> and the rest of Southeast Florida.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A massive heat dome is expected to dominate the weather across the eastern U.S., and its life-threatening heat&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":325567,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[6163,28,30,29,508,14738,49081,512,82689,2075,628],"class_list":["post-325566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-flood","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-forecast","tag-heat-wave","tag-precipitation","tag-southeast","tag-stay22","tag-summer","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/325567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}