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.
“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.
Rain and storms are in the forecast for Saturday, which could threaten the planned rocket launch at Cape Canaveral.
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.