Invest 97L May Be the Tropics Next Named Storm & Weekend Flood FL

MY KID GOES TO HIGH SCHOOL. IT’S FINE, YOU GUYS. I’M FINE. EVERYTHING’S FINE. IT’S FINE, IT’S FINE, IT’S FINE, IT’S FINE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I FEEL LIKE ONE OF US AT THIS TABLE MIGHT BE IN DENIAL RIGHT NOW. THAT’S OKAY. ALL RIGHT, LET’S GET OUTSIDE. IT’S NOT SO FINE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW AT ALL. I THINK THE KIDS THAT ARE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL, THEY. THEY’RE NOT GOING TO APPRECIATE THE FORECAST, BECAUSE AS WE MOVE THROUGHOUT THE WORKWEEK COMING UP, WE’LL SEE A LOT MORE SUNSHINE, HAVE THOSE WARMER CENTRAL FLORIDA TEMPERATURES. BUT THE LAST WEEKEND LEADING UP TO THE SCHOOL YEAR, IT’S JUST BEEN RAIN SHOWER AFTER RAIN SHOWER, WE COULD SEE A COUPLE OF THEM ON OUR TOWER CAM NETWORK SITUATED OVER WINTER PARK. AS YOU LOOK DOWN ACROSS THE I-4 CORRIDOR, RAIN HAS BEEN THE STORY THROUGHOUT THE WORKWEEK, AND YOUR UMBRELLAS ARE CERTAINLY NEEDED TODAY, EVEN TOMORROW. THE SOGGY WEATHER PATTERN IT’S GOING TO PERSIST HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, BUT AS THE KIDS HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL SLOWLY, WE’LL START TO UNRAVEL A LITTLE BIT MORE SUNSHINE AND ALSO WARMER TEMPERATURES. SO TODAY AND TOMORROW THERE IS A FLOOD THREAT HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. WE’VE HAD MULTIPLE FLOOD ADVISORIES ALREADY THIS AFTERNOON. WE’LL HAVE SOME THAT WE CARRY INTO THE START OF THE EVENING, BECAUSE THE RAIN IS PILED UP. WINTER PARK, YOU’VE SEEN 2.24IN SO FAR. CASSELBERRY JUST OVER AN INCH AND THREE QUARTERS. ALTAMONTE SPRINGS 1.61IN MAITLAND, JUST ABOVE AN INCH AND A HALF, AND YOU SEE THE CONCENTRATION OF SHOWERS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE TURNPIKE. RIGHT NOW WE’RE GOING TO ZOOM IN AND START OUR WAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND WORK OUR WAY TOWARDS THE WEST. IF YOU’RE IN ORMOND BEACH, FLAGLER BEACH ON THAT BORDER, VOLUSIA AND ALSO FLAGLER COUNTY, YOU GUYS HAVE THE SHOWERS MOVING IN FROM THE EAST RIGHT NOW WITH THAT EAST COAST SEA BREEZE. THESE STRETCH TO DELTONA, GENEVA AS WELL. UP IN SANFORD, THE SANFORD AREA IN SEMINOLE COUNTY. THESE NOW MOVING ACROSS THE 415 ACTUALLY INCREASING THEIR INTENSITY RIGHT NOW. SO HEAVY RAIN FALLING FROM THE SKY, LIGHTER SHOWERS FOR OUR FRIENDS IN MARION COUNTY, WEIRSDALE THE VILLAGES. BUT AS YOU HEAD FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS LAKE PANASOFFKEE BUSHNELL IN SUMTER COUNTY, THIS IS THE HEAVIER RAIN THAT’S CONTINUING TO PUSH WEST OF THE I-4 CORRIDOR. THIS IS ONE OF OUR FLOOD ADVISORIES ACROSS INDIAN RIVER, OKEECHOBEE, AND ALSO OSCEOLA COUNTY. MODERATE RAIN CONTINUING TO FALL, BUT IT’S A WIDESPREAD SWATH THAT WILL STILL EXIST AS WE ENTER THE EVENING COMING UP. SO ACROSS THE I-4 CORRIDOR, WE’LL WATCH THAT EAST COAST SEA BREEZE INTENSITY. THE SHOWERS IS GOING TO LIKELY FADE ACROSS EIGHT, BUT WE’LL STILL HAVE A FEW LINGERING ISOLATED SYSTEMS THAT DO EXIST. THEN, AS WE KICK OFF YOUR SUNDAY MORNING TRENDING DRY EXCEPT FOR FRIENDS ALONG THE COAST, THAT SEA BREEZE WILL KICK UP A FEW EXTRA SHOWERS. SPEAKING OF KICKING THINGS UP, TAKE A LOOK AT THE TWO FEATURES THAT WE’RE TRACKING IN THE TROPICS. INVEST 96 AND NEW TO THE LIST TODAY. INVEST 9797 SHOWS A MUCH STRONGER CHANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT. IT’S A TROPICAL WAVE JUST OFF THE WESTERN COAST OF AFRICA. BUT WHAT IT’S GOING TO BE ENTERING ARE WARM ATLANTIC WATERS, AND THIS COULD POSSIBLY FUEL IT’S CHANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT WEEK, IN WHICH THAT OPPORTUNITY SITS AT 50%. KEEP IN MIND, THOUGH, A LOT CAN HAPPEN OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS AND THIS IS JUST OFF THE COAST OF AFRICA. SO FOLLOWING THIS CHART HERE, WE’RE ABOUT 12 TO 14 DAYS OUT FROM ANY PARTICULAR US IMPACTS. WE COULD STILL SEE A RECURVE TOWARDS THE NORTH THOUGH, SO OF COURSE WE’LL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE WITH EVERY SINGLE UPDATE THAT THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER DOES PROVIDE. TOMORROW’S FORECAST WILL CALL FOR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 80S TO THE LOW 90S. AND BEFORE YOUR WORKWEEK SAID AND DONE, WE COULD PULL IN A FEW EXTRA INCHES OF RAIN, 3 TO 5 TO BE EXACT, BUT OVERALL WE WILL BE TRENDING DRIER HEADING INTO THE START OF YOUR WORKWEEK AS THE KIDS HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL. AND THEN WE’RE BOUNCING BACK TO THE M

Invest 97L May Be the Tropics Next Named Storm – Weekend Flood Treat in Central Florida | August 9th Forecast

Invest 97L May Be the Tropics Next Named Storm – Weekend Flood Treat in Central Florida | August 9th Forecast

Updated: 7:09 PM EDT Aug 9, 2025

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Invest 97L May Be the Tropics Next Named Storm – Weekend Flood Treat in Central Florida | August 9th ForecastShowing strong signs of development we may have our next named storm on our hands next week. First Warning Meteorologist Marquise Meda is taking a closer look at tropical conditions tonight, while monitoring widespread showers in Central Florida heading into the evening.

Invest 97L May Be the Tropics Next Named Storm – Weekend Flood Treat in Central Florida | August 9th Forecast

Showing strong signs of development we may have our next named storm on our hands next week. First Warning Meteorologist Marquise Meda is taking a closer look at tropical conditions tonight, while monitoring widespread showers in Central Florida heading into the evening.