Severe thunderstorms packing strong and damaging wind gusts knocked out power to more than 1,600 residents and caused widespread property damage across Central Florida on July 11, 2026.
According to wesh.
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com, the severe weather left approximately 1,500 customers without electricity in Marion County and another 100 affected in Lake County.
The high winds clipped tree branches and ripped into roofs, particularly impacting areas along Interstate 75 and within the city of Ocala.
Storm Threat and Rainfall
The Storm Prediction Center issued a marginal level one out of five threat for the region as storms moved toward the north and east.
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National Weather Service data indicated the volatile weather pattern brought frequent cloud-to-ground lightning and torrential downpours across East Central Florida.
Some areas received isolated rainfall amounts of up to 3 to 4 inches.
Forecasters note that high humidity levels will push heat index values between 101 and 110 degrees as a system of high pressure builds across the Atlantic.
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Drier air and Saharan dust are expected to limit storm coverage later in the week, though daily high temperatures will remain consistently in the mid to upper 90s.
