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Florida Under A Flood Watch Through Monday As We Watch The Tropics Too

A flood watch is in effect for both the east coast metro area and the Gulf Coast through Monday evening.  And we’re watching a low off the central Florida coast that will bring heavy rain to much of the state, whether or not it develops into a depression.

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Sunday features passing showers alternating with plenty of sun in the morning.  Then look for showers and storms in the afternoon.  Heavy rain and localized flooding are likely.  Highs on Sunday will be near 90 degrees.

Monday will bring additional showers and storms producing heavy rains in spots.  Monday’s highs will be near 90 degrees.

Tuesday will be another day of showers and storms but look for sun at times.  Tuesday’s highs will be near 90 degrees.

Wednesday will feature mostly sunny skies in the morning and periods of showers and storms in the mid to late afternoon.  Wednesday’s highs will be in the low 90s.

Thursday’s forecast calls for good sun with periods of showers and storms.  Highs on Thursday will be in the low 90s.

In the tropics, a low about a hundred miles east of Daytona Beach has a medium chance of developing into a depression as it lingers off the central Florida coast.  Whether it does or not, this feature will keep rain chances high for much of the state for several days.  We’ll keep an eye on it.

Donna Thomas has studied hurricanes for two decades. She holds a PhD in history when her experience with Hurricane Andrew ultimately led her to earn a degree in broadcast meteorology from Mississippi State University. Donna spent 15 years at WFOR-TV (CBS4 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale), where she worked as a weather producer with hurricane experts Bryan Norcross and David Bernard. She also produced hurricane specials and weather-related features and news coverage, as well as serving as pool TV producer at the National Hurricane Center during the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Donna also served as a researcher on NOAA's Atlantic Hurricane Database Reanalysis Project. Donna specializes in Florida's hurricane history.