ORLANDO, Fla. – Severe weather struck Central Florida on Tuesday, prompting warnings and causing power outages and flooding.
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Two tornado warnings -- one in the morning and one in the afternoon -- were issued Tuesday for Orange and Osceola counties. There weren't any reports of serious damage, although several trees were downed across the region and several streets were flooded.
A flood watch remains in effect through early Wednesday for Brevard, Osceola, Orange, Seminole, Voluisa and Lake counties.
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Several inches of rain fell over most parts of Central Florida, including more than 3 inches in Orlando as of mid-afternoon.
A handful of New Smyrna Beach homes on Live Oak Street between Smith and First streets were threatened by water that was pushed off flooded roadways by vehicles, city officials said.
Earlier in the day, OUC reported that nearly 900 customers were without power, mainly in the Colonial Drive/Interstate 4 area of Orlando. That number was later reduced to 185, mostly neighborhoods in the areas of Hiawassee/Colonial, State Road 408/John Young Parkway, Lake Catherine and state roads 436 and 408.
Duke Energy said about more than 1,150 customers were without power off North Old Lake Wilson Road near Celebration. Duke said another 500 customers were without power near the Apopka Vineland/State Road 50 area and 620 were affected near Belle Isle.
In Brevard County, Florida Power & Light said the following cities were hit with outages: Port St. John near Fay Boulevard; Cocoa near Michigan Avenue; Rockledge near Barton Boulevard; Merritt Island near North Banana River Drive; and Cocoa Beach near Lori Wilson Park.
Many stoplights in Central Florida were not working or were flashing. If flashing, drivers should treat the intersections as four-way stops. Orlando police said westbound International Drive at Kirkman was closed Tuesday morning because of flooding.
In addition, Orange County Fire Rescue said a manhole was spewing water on the roadway at Highland Avenue and Livingston Street in Orlando, creating a hazard.
"We're tracking heavy rain and storms for Tuesday into Wednesday," Local 6 meteorologist Troy Bridges said. "Some storms will be strong with winds up to 50 miles an hour, lots of lightning and very heavy rain."
After setting a new record -- 87 degrees -- in Orlando on Monday, highs reached the upper 70s on Tuesday.
Rain coverage for the first part of Wednesday stands at 60 percent.
"It will be dry and sunny for Thanksgiving, with a high in the upper 60s," Bridges said. "And we're staying dry through the weekend."
High temperatures will be back in the 80s over the weekend.