Jacksonville, FL — More showers and thunderstorms are in our forecast today, as early as the noon hour.
Action News Jax Chief Meteorologist Mike Buresh says some storms could be heavy once again.
“Another inch or two of rain, locally even more today. And there may be localized flooding because there are some neighborhoods now that are approaching five and six inches of rain this week”, said Buresh.
Rain and storms are in the forecast for Saturday, which could threaten the planned rocket launch at Cape Canaveral.
“So it’s going to come down to whether or not there’s lightning within 30 minutes, 11.5 miles of the launch pad and that’s gonna be very difficult to get that window”, said Buresh.
WOKV will have live coverage of the launch, set for 3:22 p.m. Saturday on 104.5 FM. If weather scrubs the launch on Saturday, the next opportunity will be Sunday at 3:00 p.m.
Thursday’s storms were heavy to severe in southern Duval County, and Clay and St. Johns Counties. Three people sustained injuries after lightning struck a home in Middleburg.
Take lightning seriously. Midday and afternoon storms return today. @MikeFirstAlert Podcast tracks the weekend @SpaceX launch forecast:https://t.co/2qUYVtRuR3@WOKVNews @ActionNewsJax @AlyssaPejicWx @wxgarrett @CSimmaWX @StaceyGarvilla #firstalertwx pic.twitter.com/zODRpduFWi
— Rich Jones (@RichJonesJax) May 29, 2020
#firstalertwx as we've seen this week... it's our lightning season - "When thunder roars, go indoors". https://t.co/g0yLOxlMYH
— Mike Buresh (@MikeFirstAlert) May 29, 2020
there's a "chance" low pressure over the Cen Atlantic could become subtropical.Main take-away:no U.S. impact.Atlantic hurricane season "starts" Mon., June 1.1st area to watch in early to mid June *may* be Gulf of Mexico/W. Caribbean @wokvnews #FirstAlertWx pic.twitter.com/HQLV9MM0Pi
— Mike Buresh (@MikeFirstAlert) May 29, 2020
At 2:40 pm today Clay County Fire Rescue responded to reports of a lightning strike at the Middleburg Bluff Apartments located at 2425 Iris St. 3 workers were on the roof when one was struck by lightning and went into cardiac arrest. pic.twitter.com/EHuQ8S7dbh
— Clay County Fire Rescue (@ClayFireRescue) May 28, 2020