ORLANDO, Fla. – A surge of tropical moisture filtered across Central Florida on Wednesday.
Light showers were possible Wednesday morning, and some areas saw pockets of heavy rain after lunch.
As we went through the afternoon, a few strong thunderstorms were observed.
There was a marginal risk for the area. Storm impacts included frequent lightning, strong wind gusts of 35-55 mph, heavy rain leading to localized flooding and the possibility of a tornado or two.
Despite a couple of tornado warnings in the afternoon, no tornados were spotted on Wednesday evening.
The heavy rain is expected to become widespread Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
The slight risk expands across the area Thursday.
A few thunderstorms could produce an isolated tornado or two through the overnight hours.
It’s looking much drier heading into Thursday afternoon.