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which could cause the fire to grow. there s good news, though. amy hollyfield spoke with evacuees who were able to get back into their homes today. residents got the all clear this morning. they were lowed back to the golden bear estates after being evacuated tuesday night. there s much relief that the cold fire is no longer a threat to this area. everybody is feeling happy now. they did a mighty fine job keeping the fire on that side. but that side is an incredibly tough side for firefighters. it is moving into an area that s very challenging for us. this is steep, rugged, nasty terrain. very dry out here. that mixed with the winds creates some headaches for us. we found smoke billowing up near the monticello dam this morning. firefighters say that is an indication that the fire could whip up here later this afternoon. so they will likely be focusing their air attack here to try and calm it down. they were expected erratic winds and winds in different dir ....
for quite some time.r a heavy rain moving into the mon d.c. area right now let s get n straight to radar.straight we ll show you this soggyog saturday forecast.orast. starting off with this shieldshd of rain that s pushing from fro southwest to northeast acrosscr all of the dmv, northern virginia into northernoorthern sections of maryland including u baltimore where it s going toe be quite the washout for the preakness this afternoon.ftnoon. lon nestly by the time we getme to the race it will be okay but muddy fields.udield yellow and orange shows thews steadiest of the rain justes r getting inside the beltway andty about to push into theush into t district so if you re down inowi northern virginia places likelae stafford county spotsylvania c countouy you ve already seen thn had of rain for quite some rn time. that s moving into fairfax county, loudoun county as wee speak.ea you can see it kind of edging into alexandria.to ari you guys are starting to seeg ts steadier ....
this is the fox25 morning news. and good morning, everybody. 6:00 on this thursday morning, it is august 18. we appreciate you being with us this morning. i am gene lavanchy. sara: a and i am sara underwood. warm air sticking around today and meteorologist shiri spear says not quite all sunshine today. she is in the fox25 storm tracker weather center with where you will find the brightest conditions out there. reporter: yeah, to brightest conditions this morning will be north of the mass pike. south of the mass pike, this batch of rain that thank will be shifting it is lightening up as it goes. it is kind of losing steam and losing energy and that means patchy lighter rain. i haven t seen more than a patch of rain. close to worcester. worcester at 65 degrees. worcester at 70. 63 in lawrence staying dry there. norwood at 59 degrees at risk for a little bit of that morning rain. it is not even going to last all morning long here. futurecast 8 a.m. showers from barns ....
with skytower radar. good morning. storm s still out in gulf. and just meandering toward the west. maybe slight north of due west. at around 7 miles per hour. it continues to be a tropical depression at this hour. now, the hurricane center is saying hey this is going to be become a tropicalto s likely to become a tropical storm later today. and start that slow intensification. i still think in our area, that rain, and the potential for coastal flooding or going the two biggest issues that we have to deal with. and the time frame for this, might have slowed down by a few hours. we re looking a late wednesday into thursday. so late wednesday through thursday. that s when the impacts really are going to be felt from this tropical system. tropical depression winds of 35 miles per hour. forecast track in long-term, really hasn t changed much. bringing up to big bend area of our state. likely on thursday afternoon as things, heavy rain, but potential for flooding to go alon ....
on our holiday. clearwater, 76. it s 76 in bartow and lakeland, and not excruciatingly humid, but typical for this time of the year. as the day progresses, the rain chances are going up. 20% rain chance for the lunchtime, and that s if you re having a barbecue outside. it s going up starting at 4:00 p.m. here s the break down of your labor day holiday. 79 degrees, but a fast warmup to 86 at noon, and a few isolated showers before the 40% rain chance at 4:00 p.m. when it s not raining on you, it s going to be hot. it s not what it s what we expect for this time of the year. leigh, thank you. we have breaking news to get to now. clear water police are investigating a stabbing at 7- morning. police say a fight started a at nearby mcdonald s and carried over into the store. one person was stabbed, and paramedics rushed the person to the hospital. the person is expected to survive. clearwater police have arrested a suspect. hermine is long gone, but parts of the bay ....