There’s an old song we used to sing as a kid, ‘Rain, rain, go away, come again another day.” Unfortunately, that day looks like it’ll be here sooner rather than later.
Below is some video of the heavy rain as it blew through Indian River County about 1:30 PM.
In the meantime, much of Florida is under a “Tornado” Watch until 5 PM this afternoon.
Here’s the 1 PM advisory from the National Weather Service:
DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TORNADO: FOR NOW A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR JUST THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER, THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A TORNADO ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA. THUNDERSTORMS: THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY, WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES THIS MORNING THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THERE IS ALSO A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF A TORNADO AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS. WATERSPOUTS: WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER ALL SOUTH FLORIDA WATERS. WIND: THE WIND WILL BECOME GUSTY TODAY, WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 35 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. THUNDERSTORMS WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WAVES: WAVE HEIGHTS OF UP TO 7 FEET ARE FORECAST IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS OFF THE PALM BEACH COAST. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SOUTH FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS. RIP CURRENTS: THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC BEACHES. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE GULF COAST BEACHES. FLOOD: MINOR URBAN STREET FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE SUNDAY. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS, SOME SEVERE, ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS PERIOD.
