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Florida Still At Risk For Strong Late-Week Storms

October 28, 2021
By WeatherBug Meteorologist, Fred Allen
Active weather continues over portions of Florida as the homestretch of the work week approaches. Destructive wind gusts, a few tornadoes, and flooding will be the main problems.

A strong cold front separating unseasonably warm, humid air from cooler, much drier air behind it continues to foster the development of multiple lines of thunderstorms. A Tornado Watch still lingers at this hour over central Florida, including Melbourne to Avon Park to Fort Myers.

Locally very heavy rain will be squeezed out as well. One to locally 3 inches will be possible, which could overwhelm storm drains and lead to urban flooding. If you approach a roadway covered in water, remember the motto, “Turn Around, Don’t Drown.”

This is the same storm system responsible for twenty-five severe weather reports from Nebraska to Texas on Tuesday, followed by a couple dozen on Wednesday across Texas and Louisiana. One of the reports included a possible tornado that brought extensive structural damage near Lake Charles, La., early Wednesday afternoon. Trees were downed near Vidor, Texas, along Interstate 10 as well, while structure and tree-damage occurred near Aldine, Texas, Wednesday morning.