TIMELINE: Heavy rain, storms likely in Central Florida

A few storms could be strong Thursday night, Friday morning

Future radar

ORLANDO, Fla – A few strong storms will be possible in Central Florida Thursday evening through Friday morning. A line of storms ahead of a new cold front will likely be weakening on approach to the region, but heavy rain and lightning will be possible.

An isolated damaging wind gust can’t be ruled out, but the overall severe weather is relatively low.

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Expect a line of storms to enter Flagler and Marion counties in between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. The heaviest rain and storms will close in on the Interstate 4 corridor closer to midnight.

Future radar

Heavy rain and scattered storms are expected to linger through Friday morning.

Severe weather threats

Most of Friday afternoon appears dry. Regardless of strong storms, the wind is expected to remain strong through the evening and overnight.

Another round of unsettled weather moves into Florida later in the day Saturday.

Wind gusts

About the Author:

Jonathan Kegges joined the News 6 team in June 2019 as the Weekend Morning Meteorologist. Jonathan comes from Roanoke, Virginia where he covered three EF-3 tornadoes and deadly flooding brought on by Hurricanes Florence and Michael.