Bay area. This is what it looked like along the Howard Franklin bridge around 2 00 a. M. A lot of wet roads. At within point, there was even a tornado at one point, there was even a tornado watch. And thats now over. Lets get over to leigh spann to see whats happening right now. A lot of people did not sleep through the storms because it was loud with the lightning, the thunder, the strong winds but now everything is calming down. Early. 8 00 a. M. Obviously barely raining anymore so theres no need for the watch. In highlands county, you still have some rain but you were just excluded from the tornado watch. And let me show you how fast this morning. This is a forecast for you, forward one more hour at 7 00 a. M. , we still have clouds around but the rain will be gone. By 9 00 a. M. , patchy clouds and starting to break those up. And then the rest of the day, even by lunchtime, a lot of sunshine, a cool breeze. Below average but 71, its going to feel pretty comfortable. At 6 06, i walk
Probably took the video an hour ago. How quickly things change. I mean, the Howard Franklin bridge is bone dry. Everywhere north of that is bone dry the. This is all pushed off to the south and east at like 30 to 40 miles per hour, so moving really quickly. So once it moves out of the area, the tornado watches are canceled. The only place still in effect for Highlands County. Lakeland, half hour ago, heavy rain and now its dry. Pushing off along 27 through frost proof and lake whiles. Southern portion of sarasota, north port some rain. And the heaviest rain, still the possibility of stronger downpours happening in Highlands County right now. And let me show you the forecast. So i have switch into a forecast mode. Rain in our southeastern areas. Go forward just one hour, and then polk county is dry by 6 00 a. M. Highlands county still seeing the rain. In fact, you may still get a sprinkle left in highlands at 7 00 a. M. Clouds maybe but a lot of sunshine for the rest of the day. Coming
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