TAMPA BAY, Fla.—People looking to celebrate the Fourth of July on the Gulf along Florida’s Peninsula should plan for rain, according to the National Weather Service.
Forecast maps predicted that most of Florida’s Gulf Coast would experience rainfall and thunderstorms throughout the day on July 4.
“On Thursday, showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain will develop over parts of Florida,” the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) stated on July 2.
“Therefore, the WPC has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/4) of excessive rainfall over parts of the Eastern Gulf Coast from Thursday through Friday morning. The associated heavy rain will create mainly localized areas of flash flooding, with urban areas, roads, small streams, and low-lying areas the most vulnerable.”…