Central Florida counties have been issued a tornado watch until 10 p.m.
The National Weather Service is warning that the strong storms which have been traveling through the regional have caused favorable conditions for a Tornado, although unusually for this time of year.
The strongest part of the storm should hit between 8-9pm. They can expect heavy rain, hail, constant lightning and winds of 40-50 mph along with gusts of up to 80 mph are expected as the sun goes down.
Although the entire state of Florida will see storms the counties most affected will include Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Volusia and Brevard.
Gov. Rick Scott asks that everyone keep alert and continue to check the news for updates. Meteorologists suggest having multiple ways to check the weather other than the TV in case the single is lost during the storm.
Brevard County has activated their Emergency Operations Center and Seminole County plans to open at 6 p.m.
In 2007 Lake, Sumter and Volusia counties there was a violent storm that left 21 people dead and dozens of others injured leaving hundreds of homes and businesses destroyed or damaged and more than $200 million in damage.
*update at 6:43pm: there is a tornado warning for Orange and Lake counties until 6:45pm
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