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Severe thunderstorms formed just after 4 p.m. Tuesday, intensifying over Volusia County as they traveled southeast at about 10 mph. As the cluster of storms reached northern Brevard County, a severe thunderstorm alert was issued, which then was expanded and ultimately expired before 6 p.m.
Smoke on radar: Impacting Rockledge, Cocoa & Lotus... I-95 closed right now. pic.twitter.com/vCs7XxaDP1
— Brian Shields (@BrianWFTV) June 27, 2017
Lightning can produce more fires, but with the amount of rain and the speed at which the storm was moving, there were better odds of it putting out the fire than spreading it.
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Heads up, storms are now blowing smoke back over I 95 in Brevard County. #WFTV #Florida pic.twitter.com/BrAkADzexi
— George Waldenberger (@GWaldenWFTV) June 27, 2017
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Winds were also light all day, mainly coming from the west, and the humidity was high. This prevented the fire from spreading further.
#TuckerFire burns after @FFS_ORLANDO ignites unaffected areas hoping to burn the fire out. Details @WFTV pic.twitter.com/ZhunmDWS1s
— Roy Ramos (@RramosTV) June 27, 2017
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As these storms diminished and moved offshore, another round of strong thunderstorms formed inland. The inland storms moved very slowly, also with lightning and gusty winds. These will be diminishing as the sun sets. Typical afternoon Florida thunderstorms lose their energy as we lose sunlight.
A few storms could linger through 11 p.m. The evening will remain mostly cloudy and temperatures will drop to the low to mid-70s.
More typical afternoon thunderstorms are in the forecast for Wednesday.
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