Shelter in a gazebo when the lightning hit. Steve joins us live in the forecast center. This can happen in the summer storms that crop up almost every day. Lightning is a danger we take for granted every day. I dont know the exact circumstances that happened here, but the line of thunderstorms did pass off shore in a pretty solid line from sarasota to Pinellas County. As best we can tell according to reports we is likely when the strike would have occurred which is just north of the downtown area. And that Lightning Strike would actually have occurred after the main line of thunderstorms had moved off shore. This one almost occurred farther east of where the thunderstorm line was. So the lightning danger remains really anytime youre hearing thunder and especially near thunderstorms that have recently occurred. Right now you can see theres a few Lightning Strikes on the map despite the fact that a lot over the same area. Lightning is definitely a huge danger and we still see thunderstor
Of the boston. Today its thickest down south of town from the south shore to the cape. Visibility reduced in the spots to a quarter of a mile including up and down the connecticut river. Orange keene and springfield at a quarter mile disability. A few high thin wispy clouds will make for a nice sunrise this morning and todays temperatures will rebound out of the 60sthis morning. Fog burns off by 9 00 for most of us. Midday, just a few wispy. 76 degrees beautil lowering humidity and fantastic ride home. No weather related issues. 82 degrees with a sunset at 6 42. I am talking big changes for the weekend. Details coming up lets get you on the roads good morning. Good morning. Live look at the expressway like you mentioned if you are coming into the city if the south from the south you will notice the patchy fog from route 6 and the cape and route 3 along the south shore and watch out for construction crews southbound inside the oneil tunnel. Two right lanes are closed as well as exit 20a
Glass. Reporter john is sadden to see these guys steal from him and his hard working family. They tug and kick to get the cash drawers out. It pains me to see somebody destroying our property like this. Reporter the two men wandered through the store trying to take every cash drawer they could find. One of them turns the lights on. Oddly enough. Reporter in less than three minutes, they successfully steal three cash drawers and run out into the darkness. Of course, and sort of hurt. Who wouldnt feel that way . Reporter avon park is a Quiet Community and the workers here could have never expected this to happen. We treat our customers with respect. Why they would come in here and do Something Like that, we dont know. Reporter market 27 is is a popular local hangout run by a kind hard working family. They are real nice. Hopes these brazen bandits are caught. The store owner tells me he now playen to upgrade his Surveillance System and add bars to the front door. He says it is unfortunate
Additional suspect is inside a complex down the road behind me. And theyre working on trying to get that person to come out peacefully. Investigators tell us this all started earlier this afternoon when they were responding to a call about a strongarmed robbery at a Convenience Store on the 5300 block of south fort apache. A suspect was located at a complex along this area. Metro the apartment, the suspect then led police on a short foot pursuit but then was taken into custody without incident. But again, a second individual still believed to be inside so thats why Additional Resources have been called in. Including swat and negotiators. I can tell you a lot of people are gathering at this gas station over here at russell crossings. As access to the homes along this updated on the situation and will have more tonight at 11. Reporting live, brittany edney, 8 news now. Christianne Klein those explosions that rocked new york city and new jersey over the weekend. Are being investigated as
Theres 50s coming back through central new england. The fog yesterday was thickest north and west of boston and today south shore to the tape. Quarter mile visibility on the vineyard. And up and down the Connecticut River its thick too. Orange quarter mile visibility. Keene and concord New Hampshire. Fog burns off and lifts for moat of us by 9 a. M. Otherwise a few high thin wispy clouds deck crating the clouds and the sunrise is coming up 30 minutes from now at 6 31 this morning. Otherwise temperatures climb into the 70 looks beautiful with sunshine a few wispy clouds continuing. And 80 to 85 for many of us today. No weather issues for the ride home. Looks beautiful 82 with theset at 6 42. We will let you know when cooler air arrives now on the roads a busy start. Reporter very busy start. Live look at northbound lanes of the expressway by the gas tanks check this out it looks like a parking lot there. Traffic is very heavy from the split past here all the way to the south bay mall. D