Severe Weather, Hail, Tornadoes Possible Across Florida

 

JACKSONVILLE, Florida - Strong to locally severe thunderstorms, capable of producing brief tornadoes, damaging wind gusts, hail, and frequent lightning will be possible across North and Central Florida from the Panhandle to West Palm Beach to Naples today, according to the the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center, with the greatest chance for severe weather occurring in Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Tampa, and Orlando.

A marginal risk for severe weather extends southward from Sarasota to Naples to West Palm Beach.

A Tornado Watch is in effect for 19 Florida counties in North and Central Florida until 1 p.m.

After the first round of storms diminish by the afternoon, a second round of strong to potentially severe thunderstorms could develop over northern Florida as a second mid-level impulse embedded in the upper trough overspreads the region.