Weather clears after severe thunderstorm warnings issued for Central Florida counties
Updated: 9:47 pmEDT May 25, 2024
THE THREATS OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. WE HAVE ANOTHER WARNING ISSUED TO YOU, BUT THERE ARE TWO WHICH WE HAVE ON OUR RADAR. THE FIRST IS ALL OVER FLAGLER COUNTY. THE SECOND IN ALL OF VOLUSIA COUNTY. We’ll take you to Flagler right now. AND THAT HERE IS A SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD AT SPEEDS OF 30 MILES PER HOUR, PUSHING THROUGH SAINT JOHNS COUNTY, TOWARD THE PALM COAST AS WE TALK NOW. SO YOU MAY NOT HAVE SEEN THE SHOWERS, BUT WE JUST WANT TO PREPARE YOU FOR WHAT’S ON THE ROAD. IT IS THROUGH THE I-95 CORRIDOR THAT WE HAVE THAT SOUTHERN WIND FLOW WITH THE PROBABILITY OF A POSSIBLE TORNADICO TURN. BUT THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE RAIN, THE PROBABILITY OF HAIL AND WINDS. WE WILL LOOK AT THE DOPPLER WINDS. RIGHT NOW, THESE ARE ANYWHERE BETWEEN POSSIBLE CONDITIONS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR. WE SEE THEM OFFSHORE WITH OUR WINDS, BUT THOSE OUTPUT LIMITS, THEY COULD REACH SPEEDS OF 50. MAYBE EVEN 60 MPH. SO YOU WANT TO STAY OFF THE ROAD IF YOU’RE NEAR FLAGLER COUNTY RIGHT NOW ALONG THAT I-95 CORRIDOR WHERE WE HAVE THAT SYSTEM IN MOTION, ALSO FARTH TO OUR SOUTH. HERE WAS THE WARNING WE TALK ABOUT JUST 20 MINUTES AGO. STILL CONTINUED ACROSS VOLUSIA COUNTY, THIS SYSTEM IS MOVING AT SIMILAR SPEEDS, AND WE ARE SHOWING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THAT COULD BE UP TO 60 MILES PER HOUR ACROSS NEW SMYRNA BEACH AND OAK HILL. THE HEAVIER RAIN RATES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVING THROUGH THE NECK OF THE FOREST, AND WE ALSO SEE SOME WINDS MOVING FASTER. HAIL, THAT HAS BEEN A BIG CONCERN. HAIL COULD BE AS LARGE AS ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. SO WE’RE TALKING ABOUT BRINGING THOSE PERSONAL BELONGINGS INSIDE OR POSSIBLY ATTACHING THEM DUE TO THE WIND CONDITIONS CONTINUED DRIVING ACROSS THE I-95 CORRIDOR AND OF COURSE, AS THE SEVERE WEATHER CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTHWARD, WE’LL KEEP IT UP TO DATE WITH ANY NEW WARNING THAT MA
Weather clears after severe thunderstorm warnings issued for Central Florida counties
Updated: 9:47 pmEDT May 25, 2024
Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for Volusia and Flagler counties on Saturday. Warnings were issued for wind gusts of 60 mph and quarter-sized hail. Active alerts have already expired. Stay with WESH 2 online and on air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast. Radar Severe Weather Alerts Download the WESH 2 News app for the most up-to-date weather alerts.
Central Florida—
Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for Volusia and Flagler counties on Saturday.
Warnings were issued for wind gusts of 60 mph and quarter-sized hail.
Active alerts have already expired.
Stay with WESH 2 online and on air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.
Download the WESH 2 News app for the latest weather alerts.
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