ORLANDO, Fla. – The big weather impact once again will be the flooding threat as a stalled-out front continues to keep the unusually high rain chances in place.
In the past seven days, Central Florida has racked up between 5 and 7 inches of rainfall, with more rain to come.
Models show a 70-80% chance of storms developing again Tuesday afternoon and lingering late into the evening. These storms will have the potential of dumping an additional 2-3 inches of rain per hour, keeping the flooding potential this week.
Due to the deluge of daily tropical downpours, a marginal risk for excessive rainfall is expected for another day.
Remember if a flash flood warning is issued for your location, this means that flooding is already occurring there. Make sure to never drive through flooded streets.
Rain chances will stay elevated through the rest of the week with highs remaining below average in the upper 80s.
Weekend forecast
For those looking for some drier days, forecasts call for a bit of a drier trend by the weekend as the front finally fizzles out, with rain chances returning to normal at 40-50%.
Tropics
We are still watching the development of Tropical Storm Francine a few miles off the east coast of Mexico. Forecast cone shows the storm riding parallel to the Texas coast and approaching Louisiana.
Intensity forecast call for further development of the storm into a Category 2 hurricane before making landfall by Wednesday.
This region has many low-lying flood basins right off the coast, making storm surge and inland flooding a significant concern.
In the tropical Atlantic, two other areas are being closely monitored. One located several hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands has a high chance of developing this upcoming week possibly into a tropical depression.
On the west side of this area is Invest 92L, which has a moderate chance of development. Latest computer models continue to show a north turn by the weekend, keeping it out to sea.
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