Afternoon showers, some lightning possible for Space Coast on Memorial Day
The next round of strong storms and scattered showers could hit between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Memorial Day. "The main focus of the storms will be on the interior," said Tim Sedlock of the National Weather Service in Melbourne. Temperatures are expected to hover in the mid-80s with partly sunny skies.
'We're starting to get some more coverage of rain out there,' he said.
While the forecast for Memorial Day calls for thunderstorms, Sedlock said the hope is that the rains will continue to bring the moisture needed to combat the spread of any fires caused by lightning.
On May 24, storms moved into the Palm Bay area, pelting cars, lawns and rooftops in the neighborhoods off Malabar and Palm Bay roads with half-dollar-sized hail. High winds that knocked over a tree along Grandeur Street in the southeast section of the city were likely caused by a microburst, not a tornado, weather officials said.
More strong thunderstorm cells rolled through the area after 1:30 p.m. May 25.
J.D. Gallop is a criminal justice/breaking news reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Gallop at 321-917-4641 or jgallop@floridatoday.com. X, or Twitter: @JDGallop. Information from USA TODAY Network partners is included in this report.
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