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Day, a warmup today into the mid 70s for all of Central Florida. Looking much better than the cold air. A lot of folks love the cold air. It is also nice to warm back up to where we should be. Starting off cool for a jacket, we are at 46 in ocala. 52 the villages. It is 46 in daytona beach. 46 in melbourne. Today well see a lot of noon. 74 at 4 00. The average high, 73. Close to, above where we should be. The valentine weekend, lets check on the roads with amy in the napleton traffic center. Happy friday to you. We have a few issues, still dealing with a car fire in the groveland area. It does not appear it is not closed. Other than, that construction has been plaguing us through the overnight on the major roads as you take a look at i4 by obt. It is picked up off the interstates for the time being. Thats your check on traffic. Developing right now, thousands of drivers in Orange ....
Something youll only see on six. Certainly a day these men will not forget. Can you imagine it . Youre on a perfect vacation. Walking with your tour guide and the helicopter just drops out of the sky. With what this tour guide did next that was incredibly brave. He told us all about it. Watch as a helicopter loses control. Spiralling down and crashing near pearl harbor. I heard a nonengine out rotation where the main row tor spins and i saw people running. And i said thats a helicopter going in. Reporter you can see the propellers still spinning in the water. Flipping the helicopter with a toy plane with five people inside. Jacksonville florida native was taking orlando lawyer john morgan on a tour almost instinctually he ran to help. He took off his shirt and dove in the watter and started we just took turns with a knife and i actually cut my finger trying to slice the seat belt. With help, he frees a 16yearold boy trapped and hanging by a seat belt. I regret that we didnt get him out ....
Tonight, temperatures are dropping across Central Florida as new video comes in from todays severe weather. This cell phone shot taken near vero beach just hours ago. You can see what appears to be a big funnel cloud. It does not touch down, though. Chief meteorologist tom sorrells is pinpointing this wild weather for us. Whats next . Tom next is the big change. Were getting rid of the rain and rocking weather and talk about cooler temperatures on the way. We have to get rid of the rain first. Scattered showers from bithlo to oviedo, pushing to the east. If youre watching from titusville, more of this rain is knocking on your door in the next 15 to 20 minutes. Its raining at a quarter inch per hour right there and it will roll over top of you in 15 to 20 minutes and out to the open water. Once were done with this rain, it goes away quickly. Heres future radar into the night. By 6 00, everyone is dry. Back to the west, theres noth ....
Those advisories in effect until 9 00 this morning as temperatures will be close to freezing. Look, we are well below freezing right now in Marion County for ocala. We are at 28 degrees there. 36 in the villages. Right there in lake county, leesburg, 38. We are at 40 in orlando. 38 is the temperature in Daytona Beach and in new smyrna beach. We are at 38 in Brevard County for melbourne. Area wide, we are cold enough for a big coat. If you have frost, we want you to pin the photos with our storm pins app. Search wkmg in the app store. You can pin the photo immediately. Through the day, well see a lot of sunshine getting us to 61 at noon. 65 by 4 00. A warmer afternoon but certainly a cold start. Coming up, well talk about the 70s returning as early as tomorrow. Lets check on the roads and go to apple in the traffic center. ....
Ocala, redick, bellevue, all those spots will be affected. You get below there, still in the light blue, thats because of the windchill advisory. Winds are whipping around from 10 to 20 Miles Per Hour, gusting up to 25. Radar is dry. Thats an upside. At least its not raining. Other temperatures right now, in the mid50s to upper 50s. Weve tumbled from 59 to 58 in orlando. 57 in leesburg and 52 in gainesville. Give it another hour when temperatures drop in the 40s from the northern parts of the viewing area from gainesville to ocala and then the windchill advisory will really kick in. Onthetown forecast for tonight, by 9 p. M. , were down to 49 in orlando and 48 by the 10 00 hour. Ill be right back to pinpoint the overnight low for you and how chilly your day tomorrow is looking. All right, tom. Thank you. To keep track of the temperatures anytime, download our free pinpoint weather app. Just search wkmg in your app store. We contin ....