A stalled front and slow-moving thunderstorms produced heavy rain and flood watches across Florida from July 30 through August 1, 2026, with Central Florida particularly at risk and waterspout reports recorded. The unsettled pattern was forecast to persist into early next week.
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Florida forecasters warned that an unsettled weather pattern would keep showers and thunderstorms in forecasts through the weekend, with locally heavy rain possible in Central Florida and another round of heavy rain expected Friday around Tampa Bay [wesh.com#1][wtsp.com#1]. WESH said gusty downpours swept across Central Florida on Thursday morning and that stormy conditions were expected to contin
Forecasters in Florida warned of an unsettled stretch of rain and storms through Sunday and into early next week, as a stalled front, a disturbance and slow-moving thunderstorms raised flooding concerns in several regions [wfla.com#1][news4jax.com#1][wesh.com#1]. The Tampa Bay area faced an elevated flash-flood risk; Northeast Florida had a flood watch for western Columbia County along and west of