The strong winds and high seas will continue well into Saturday.Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. Friday night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m., then a slight chance of showers after 3 a.m.
Rain? Low around 58.

from MON 6:31 PM EDT until MON 8:30 PM EDT, DeSoto County, Manatee County, Sarasota County SkyTower Radar: Polk County Animated radar view of Polk County in central Florida, including Lakeland, Haines City, Bartow, Fort Meade, Lake Wales, and Frostproof. Locally heavy rains and frequent deadly lightning strikes can be expected. Becoming partly sunny in the afternoon. Tampa, Lakeland, North Port, Sarasota, Bradenton, Plant City, Winter Haven, Temple Terrace, Haines City, Bartow, Auburndale, Palmetto, Fish Hawk, Brandon, South Gate Ridge, Lake Sarasota, East Lake-Orient Park, Southgate, Gulf Gate Estates and The Meadows.

Brevard, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Indian River, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Martin, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Lucie and Volusia. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Chance of precipitation is 80%. To avoid heat related ailments, drink plenty of non-alcoholic fluids, avoid strenuous activity during the hottest time of day, check on the elderly, wear light weight loose clothing, and never leave children or pets in vehicles. Easy to use weather radar at your fingertips! With severe weather now making its way toward and through Central Florida, the National Weather Service has placed Polk County under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 10 p.m. Friday. Wind gusts, according to Doppler radar, will be up to 60 mph. Ice? Remember that watches mean that conditions are favorable for the development of severe weather or tornadoes, and warnings mean that severe weather or tornadoes are occurring, likely to occur, or are imminent.

Windy, with a south-southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Hail develops during thunderstorms when a strong updraft is featured, especially in super cell thunderstorms. On Easter Sunday, the high is 77 degrees with a low at night of 53.

Overflowing poor drainage areas will cause minor...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN FLAGLER COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM EDT... * At 239 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a thunderstorm near Ormond-By-the-Sea, moving northeast at 10 mph.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning in Polk County until 7:45 p.m. Tuesday.

Lows in the upper 60s.

Following is the updated forecast through the remainder of Friday: 
The latest advisory from the National Weather Service extends until 5:15 p.m. Friday the Severe Thunderstorm Warning in West Polk County. Choose the plan that’s right for you.

After that it's going to be a beautiful Easter weekend, though a tad cooler than we've been experiencing.

The latest advisory from the National Weather Service extends until 4:30 p.m. Friday the Severe Thunderstorm Warning in West Polk County. Combined with high humidity, these temperatures can create dangerous conditions. Thursday. Thunderstorms are considered severe when they have one-inch hail or winds higher than 58 mph.Severe weather, including hail and lightning are covered on Tuesday.

If you are outdoors and encounter lightning, remember the saying, “When thunder roars, go indoors.”  Lightning can strike ten miles from a storm and can strike even when it isn’t raining.Wednesday’s topic is flooding.

According to the latest advisory, NWS has issued the Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Polk and 21 other counties: Hail causes nearly a billion dollars in damage annually and can range from pea size to over the size of softballs. The statewide tornado drills are Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 1:45 PM and 6:45 PM.

See a list of all of the Official Weather Advisories, Warnings, and Severe Weather Alerts for Polk, PA. Do not drive cars through flooded areas.

Counties listed in the advisory area are Polk, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Highlands, Sumter, Hardee, DeSoto, Levy, Citrus, Hernando, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte and Lee.

Polk County current severe weather warnings, watches and advisories as reported by the NOAA National Weather Service for the Polk County area. Create alerts and filter by warning category. See a list of all of the Official Weather Advisories, Warnings, and Severe Weather Alerts for Polk City, FL. Tonight.

Friday daytime: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m.

A coastal flood watch has been extended through Friday afternoon for Citrus and Levy counties, but all coastal residents should be alert for later statements or warnings and take action to protect property.

The National Weather Service reported that Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Winter Haven to 12 miles west of Venus. Additional thunderstorms with erratic motion will also develop along outflow boundary collisions....The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Florida... St Mary`s River At Macclenny affecting Nassau, Baker and Charlton Counties.

High near 83.