HAIL

On this week's episode of "Getting Better with Kirstin O'Connor", Kirstin speaks with News 6 meteorologist Jonathan Kegges about some of the wild weather we've had around the Sunshine State.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Saturday is a Weather Alert Day. Saturday starts off dry, with temperatures in the 60s and 70s and possible patchy fog, but it’s going to get wet and stormy later this afternoon. Weather Alert DayIt's quiet now, but later this afternoon it's going to get wet and stormy. Strong and severe storms will be possible. We've got you covered on @WFTV pic.twitter.com/zSJMh1qQKi — Kassandra Crimi (@KCrimiWFTV) April 2, 2022We could also see another 1-3 inches of rain, leading to some localized flooding.

As storms continue to push through Central Florida Wednesday evening, a day after nearly a dozen tornado warnings swept through several counties, hail rained down in Longwood, New Smyrna Beach and Lake Mary.

Although there is a warning for gusty winds for the earlier part of Sunday afternoon, the winds will diminish into the evening hours and will back out by this evening. A mix of rain and snow is expected to land on Monday.

Hail falls during storm in Daytona Beach on Saturday, March 6, 2021. One image, submitted by btroup, shows fallen hail blanketing the ground like snow in Daytona Beach. btroup Daytona BeachNews 6 viewer Mary Paul shared the following photo that shows hail covering the ground at Margaritaville in Daytona Beach. (Image: Rebecca Allen) (WKMG)The next photo, also posted by Rebecca Allen, shows hail almost completely covering the ground, looking much like snow, outside to a home in Daytona Beach. (Image: Heather Fives) (WKMG)Jill Cameron submitted the below photo, which shows hail pellets coming down hard at a Sam’s Club store in Daytona Beach.

Hail, gusty winds and heavy rain pic.twitter.com/ldk6JlssUe — Jonathan Kegges (@JonathanKegges) March 6, 2021Hail, gusty winds and heavy rain were among the threats to the area. pic.twitter.com/dxIRQhuu0n — Jonathan Kegges (@JonathanKegges) March 6, 2021Now a SEVERE T'STORM WARNING for Volusia. pic.twitter.com/m6dMsMzJEx — Jonathan Kegges (@JonathanKegges) March 6, 2021Using our Pin It! Most of Saturday afternoon will be in the 60s across all of Central Florida. Improvements to the allergy situation will be likely as this system moves in and out of Central Florida.

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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. Hail pounded Seminole County on Wednesday night. The county was under a severe thunderstorm warning for one hour and forty-five minutes. Penny sized hail hit the county, according to reports. Thursday in Seminole County shows a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. The NWS said temps could hit 97 degrees in the county on Thursday.

Instability, aided by colder temperatures above the surface, was plentiful to fuel the intense hail storms Thursday evening. Full Screen 1 / 6 "Golf ball size hail in Lake Mary. The deep purple in the radar slice represents the hail core of the storm within an intense thunderstorm updraft. The hailstone forms layers by colliding with water and supercooled water, water that remains in the liquid state even though temperatures are below freezing. The hailstone forms layers by colliding with water and/or supercooled water, water that remains in the liquid state even though temperatures are below freezing.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. Hail hit Orange County for the second day in a row. Storms were scattered from Groveland to Orlando around 6:20 p.m. on Friday. The storms Orange County has seen the past two days are more like a summer day than late spring, according to News 6 Chief Meteorologist Tom Sorrells. Hail on Thursday produced hailstone of 1.25. Chances of precipitation for the next three days are at 20 percent and temps could hit the 90s on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

ORLANDO, Fla.- – Round one of heavy rain and storms will push out of Central Florida by 2 p.m. After a couple of hours of dry weather Saturday afternoon, another round of rain and storms will be possible, this time, more scattered in nature. StormsThe round of strong storms Saturday morning has zapped a lot of the energy out of the atmosphere significantly reducing the severe weather threat for the afternoon/evening round of storms. On an isolated scale a damaging wind gust is still possible, but most of the storms that move in through Saturday evening should stay below severe levels. Stay weather aware by downloading the pinpoint weather app. If you safely take pictures, upload them to the PinIt section of the app.

Hail ranging in size from an egg to a tennis ball destroyed just about everything in it fell on Thursday morning in the Dallas-Fort Worth area; SeaWorld is bowing to public pressure and ending its famous killer whale shows as well as its controversial orca breeding program

Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, Chicago, and St. Louis can expect some heavy precipitation and thunderstorms. Weather Channel's Nick Walker reports that the disturbance could turn into a tropical storm or depression.

Video shows hail breaking a car window in Dallas as severe storms in the South left over 1,000 without power.