Height of Lake Okeechobee increases
With the tropics heating up, there are raised concerns for the people around the lake and downstream.
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With the tropics heating up, there are raised concerns for the people around the lake and downstream.
The remainder of Friday will be mainly cloudy, with the chance of storms through 9 PM. Overnight, clouds will eventually clear out, and temperatures will fall into the upper 70s.
We start the morning will start out sunny and warm. The storms will hold off until around lunchtime, with the first storms popping up in inland Collier, Glades, and Hendry County. Late afternoon, the downpours and t-storms will spread towards Southwest Florida’s coast. Storms will taper off in the evening, but the clouds will stick around. Highs will be in the lower 90s.
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