ORLANDO, Fla. – Heavy rain fell on portions of Central Florida Thursday night into Friday morning and more wet weather is possible in the afternoon.
By 6 a.m. Friday, most of the rain was north of metro Orlando, soaking Seminole, Lake and Volusia counties and moving north to northwest.
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A stalled-out front on top of the region caused the rain, which fell at a rate of 2 inches per hour in some spots.
Video shared by a News 6 viewer shows cars being driven through water Friday morning at Colonial Drive and Tampa Avenue in Orlando.
The rain should stop around 8 a.m. before more showers and possible storms hit the region, mainly the I-4 corridor, around 2 p.m. The rain should clear the area by 8 p.m.
Orlando will reach a high of 86 degrees on Friday. The average high in Orlando on this date is 82.
There’s a 20% chance of rain Saturday, but Sunday and Halloween should be mostly dry.
Highs will be in the mid-80s for the next several days. Lows will be in the mid-60s.
Pinpointing the tropics
The National Hurricane Center on Friday is watching two disturbances.
Southwestern Atlantic
A trough of low pressure over the southwestern Atlantic Ocean continues to produce a broad area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms.
A surface low pressure system is forecast to emerge along the northern portion of the trough axis by Friday, and some subsequent development could occur through Saturday. By late Saturday, upper-level winds are forecast to become less conducive for development, and the low is expected to begin interacting with an approaching frontal system.
The system has a 30% chance for tropical development over the next two to five days.
Eastern Caribbean
An area of low pressure is expected to form over the eastern Caribbean Sea this weekend, possibly related to the southern portion of an existing trough of low pressure over the area.
Environmental conditions are favorable for gradual development, and a tropical depression could form early next week while the disturbance moves generally west or west-northwest over the central Caribbean Sea.
The NHC said it has a 60% chance to develop over the next five days.
The next named storm will be called Lisa.
Hurricane season runs through November.
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