The Citrus County School District says due to significant damage on the west side of the county, ALL schools will be closed today, Thursday, Oct. 12.
Crystal River officials advise citizens to stay home while crews assess damage from what may have been tornadoes early this morning.
The National Weather Service office in Jacksonville says showers and storms will begin this afternoon and continue into the overnight hours through Thursday.
The National Weather Service forecast is mostly sunny this weekend for north-central Florida. Great weather for any outdoor activities and events.
As you start your work week, you’ll want to keep an umbrella handy. The National Weather Service forecast calls for the slight possibility of rain much of this week.
We’ll usher in the autumnal equinox on Saturday at 2:50 a.m. EDT and our days will get shorter.
The UF/IFAS EIAP team’s current lowest economic impact estimate is $78.8 million, to be exact, and the highest is $370.9 million. Farmers: there’s still time to respond to the damages survey before the final report.
The NWS forecast calls for sunny conditions to start your work week with seasonal temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s. The chances for rain develop by midweek.
The storm is not expected to make landfall but it it is expected to significantly increase in size and hazards will extend well away from the storm center, said the National Hurricane Center.
NHC meteorologists say it’s too early to know what level of impacts – rainfall and wind gusts – Lee may have on the U.S. East Coast.