Hope you enjoyed the sunny skies today. New Port Richey and the rest of Pasco County are expected to wake up to rain and the possibility of thunderstorms, damaging winds, hail and isolated tornados on Tuesday, April 5.
“Basically, you can expect rain all day tomorrow with some embedded thunderstorms,” said Anthony Reynes, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Ruskin forecasting center.
The storms should not be as bad as the ones that did heavy damage in parts of Pasco, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties on Thursday, March 30.
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A cold front is expected to bring morning rain to Pasco by 6 a.m with the possibility of thunderstorms that could produce damaging winds and large hail. There is also the possibly of an isolated tornado forming, but no watch or warning has been issued.
Showers will continue in the afternoon, according to the Weather Service.
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New Port Richey Patch is accepting photos of the storms and storm damage. Send your submissions to editor Alex Tiegen at Alex.Tiegen@patch.com, and see them featured on Patch.
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