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‘Miserable’ Weather Hits But 'Nice' Weekend Approaches
It's the tropics, so rains should be expected, but this week we're getting a flood of it. The weekend, though, is likely to be a nice one.
This story was reported and written by Associate Regional Editor Sherri Lonon.
Batten down the hatches. Forecasters at the National Weather Service say the Bloomingdale-Riverview area is in for a “miserable” start to the week.
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“It’s going to be wet,” said meteorologist Andrew McKaughan, as evidenced by Monday's rainfall. “We’re expecting quite a bit of rainfall going into Thursday. It’s definitely going to be miserable.”
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McKaughan said the Tampa Bay region should see between 2 to 4 inches of rain with heavy storms and some thunderstorms anticipated daily. Courtesy of all that rain, however, daily high temperatures might not break the 90-degree mark, he added.
There is a silver lining in those clouds to look forward to, McKaughan pointed out.
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“Right now Saturday and Sunday are looking pretty nice.”
Get a complete forecast for the Bloomingdale-Riverview area by visiting the National Weather Service online.
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