Jacksonville, FL — Deep tropical moisture is moving out of the Gulf of Mexico and will lead to several inches of rain across northeast Florida.
Action News Jax Chief Meteorologist Mike Buresh says there is a window for severe weather late this morning into the afternoon, a lot depends on how warm we get.
“In the form of some strong winds and even an isolated or weak tornado”, said Buresh.
If you live in a flood prone area, be prepared to take action if necessary.
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"Widespread rainfall of 2-4’’ appears to be on the way but locally could be 5 or more inches. This will be a true soaker, 100% coverage of rainfall”, said Buresh.
The bulk of the rainfall should diminish by late Wednesday, and we’ll begin to dry out for the end of the week, turning hot once again.
TALKING THE TROPICS WITH MIKE: One year ago, Colin came ashore over the Big Bend of Florida and dropped an EF-1 Tornado on the northwest side of Jacksonville.