Rain chances increase slightly this week
Other than a few downpours most of Central Florida will remain dry. The highest chance for a downpours will be Sunday morning and close to the coast. Highs Sunday climb into the upper 80s to around 90 degrees. Temperatures to start the work week top out around 90 degrees with higher rain chances returning. Scattered rain chances stick around through the middle of the week.
Rain chances creep back into the picture this weekend
After a week or so of dry weather, slight rain chances return to Central Florida for the weekend. A steady breeze from the Atlantic will help to generate a few showers and storms Saturday morning and gradually force them inland. The highest rain chances will occur closer to the coast.
Distant Hurricane Sam continues to bring dangerous rip currents, swells to Florida beaches
Hurricane Sam continues to be a powerful hurricane as it moves north through the Atlantic Ocean. Even as Sam is more than 1,000 northeast of Florida, the storms indirect impacts are being felt across the Atlantic.
Sam Transitions To A Powerful Post-Tropical Cyclone Over The Far North Atlantic Between Newfoundland And Iceland
At 900 AM GMT (0900 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Sam was located near latitude 51.0 North, longitude 39.4 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the north near 23 mph (37 km/h),...
Consumer confidence surges in March to highest point in year
U.S. consumer confidence surged in March to the highest reading in a year, helped by increased vaccinations and more government economic support. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)WASHINGTON โ U.S. consumer confidence surged in March to the highest reading in a year, helped by increased vaccinations and more government economic support. The Conference Board said Tuesday its consumer confidence index rose to 109.7 in March, the best showing since it stood at 118.8 in March of last year as the pandemic was beginning to hit the United States. Most economists are forecasting strong growth in coming quarters, powered by a surge in consumer confidence and consumer spending, which accounts for 70% of economic activity. โThis should support hearty consumer spending and pave the way for a mini-boom in economic activity this spring and summer.โ
Man who played Duke Chapel bells for 50 years dies
In this 2018 photo provided by Duke University, Sam Hammond, university carillonneur, plays the Duke Chapel carillon at the university in Durham, North Carolina. Hammond, who retired as university carillonneur in 2018 after playing the bells at Duke Chapel for five decades, died Thursday at age 73 in Durham, the university said in a news release. When the basketball team played its archrival from the University of North Carolina, he played the Duke fight song. The university said he played music on the bells an average of 300 times a year, estimating his performances exceeded 15,000. In 1986, he was named university carillonneur, becoming the second person to hold that position.
The Latest: 3 Mavericks players out under COVID-19 protocols
The people say one was because of a positive test for COVID-19 and the other two for contact tracing protocols. On the womenโs side, the Cavaliers remain in COVID-19 protocols and havenโt played since Dec. 13 with four straight games postponed. LSU will visit Mississippi on Saturday night after both teams had their originally scheduled games postponed. ___Defender Matthijs De Ligt is the third Juventus player to test positive for COVID-19 in a week. ___The Georgia State menโs basketball team postponed games against Troy on Friday and Saturday and paused all team activities following multiple positive COVID-19 tests.
Authorities arrest man accused of abducting woman after killing family member
SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. โ Deputies have found and arrested a man who was wanted after abducting a woman Saturday morning. Within minutes, a detective found the alleged suspect vehicle heading west on State Road 44 in Citrus County. With the assistance of the Citrus County Sheriffโs Office, officials said a pursuit ensued, at which time Thomas drove the stolen vehicle he was occupying into Lake Spivey. Officials said that upon his release, he will be booked into the Citrus County Jail and await extradition back to Sumter County. ***ORIGINAL STORY***The Sumter County Sheriffโs Office is searching for a woman they say was abducted Saturday morning.