Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
Meteorological Summary:
- Active and unsettled weather pattern will bring a multi-day period of heavy rainfall and isolated strong to severe thunderstorms throughout North and Central Florida.
- The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) is now outlooking a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) for Severe Weather along central portions of the Florida Panhandle, with a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5) extending south through the I-4 corridor.
- Primary concerns will be locally damaging wind gusts (45-60 mph), frequent lightning, isolated hail, and heavy rainfall rates; localized greater threat for embedded tornadoes resides along and west of the Apalachicola River.
- Shower and thunderstorm activity maximizes in coverage and intensity through the daytime heating hours, with elevated rain and thunderstorm chances continuing overnight.
- Flood Watches will remain in effect for portions of the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend through Monday morning as multiple rounds of heavy rainfall will lead to a quicker onset to flash flooding and ponding water.
- The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) is highlighting a Slight Risk (level 2 of 4) for Flash Flooding along the Florida Panhandle today, especially for typical trouble spots and areas that have already received heavier rainfall totals yesterday.
- Temperatures will reach the 80s and 90s statewide, with interior Florida Peninsula locations feeling like the middle to upper 90s before rain relief this afternoon.
- Southerly flow across the Sunshine State will give way to a high risk of rip currents along Florida Panhandle beaches, with moderate risk conditions persisting along the Atlantic Coast.
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