Altoona, Florida

Through late afternoon...isolated storms will move slowly east across the northern portion of east central Florida...generally northward from Orlando and Cape Canaveral. The storms will increase in coverage and a few strong storms with frequent to excessive lightning are expected...especially from around Cape Canaveral into Metro Orlando. South of Orlando and Cape Canaveral to around Lake Okeechobee...mid to high level clouds were thinning which will allow for heating and destabilization of the atmosphere. So during the late afternoon and early evening hours...storms will start to form across the south half of the area...and a few could become severe.