ORLANDO, Fla. — Used to warm weather, Central Floridians got a taste of something different on Sunday.
Severe thunderstorms in the late morning blew over trees, flooded roads, and brought down hail comparable in size to golf balls in Orlando.
On social media, pictures and videos of the ice chunks give a better idea of their sheer size, as well as their potential to cause property damage:
Hail in College Park (Orlando) — 10:45am.
— Brian Shields, WFTV (@BrianWFTV) April 11, 2021
📸@WDBONews pic.twitter.com/Y9QRdwo910
Winter Park, FL... pic.twitter.com/64PZOFF652
— Brian Shields, WFTV (@BrianWFTV) April 11, 2021
@TTerryWFTV live from Casselberry pic.twitter.com/y3mgSIBORF
— Glenn Gallo (@CageSteele) April 11, 2021
@KCrimiWFTV look at this video of hail on Bear Gully Lake in Winter Park pic.twitter.com/h3yCdCBdXw
— K Couch (@CocktailKarolyn) April 11, 2021
At the time of this report, a severe thunderstorm watch issued by the National Weather Service remains in effect until 4 p.m. in the following counties:
- Alachua
- Brevard
- Citrus
- DeSoto
- Dixie
- Flagler
- Gilchrist
- Hardee
- Hernando
- Highlands
- Hillsborough
- Indian River
- Lake
- Levy
- Manatee
- Marion
- Okeechobee
- Orange
- Osceola
- Pasco
- Pinellas
- Polk
- Putnam
- Sarasota
- Seminole
- Sumter
- Volusia
Be sure to keep your phones and radios charged so that you can tune in to WDBO 107.3-FM & AM-580 for wall-to-wall severe weather coverage.
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