Damaging winds and hail so large it could cause injury to people and animals and damage buildings was expected with the storms.

It'll stay humid today with lots of moisture in the air. Friday brings mostly dry weather with a slight chance of a stray shower or t-storm. Check the full forecast

Strong thunderstorms are expected to start firing up in the early evening Wednesday. And some storms could dump 2 to 3 inches of rain in one hour, forecasters say.

There is the chance of a shower or thunderstorm on Friday into Friday night before quiet and seasonably warm temperatures are expected through the weekend.Central Iowa has seen the brunt of rain and thunderstorms from Thursday night into Friday morning.

Florida's slender peninsula allows sea breezes to push in from either coast, sometimes with spectacular results.

Thunderstorm chances begin to increase again over the weekend and into early next week as a weak front and weak upper trough approach. While thunderstorms will only be occasional, a few strong storms and very heavy downpours are likely at times.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for New Hampshire's Coos County Friday morning. The warning came down shortly after a severe thunderstorm warning for Oxford county expired at 5:15 am. The storm is among several storms in the Northeast capable of producing thunder, lightning and gusty winds up to 60 mph.

Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible overnight for much of Iowa, with locally higher amounts. Dozens of counties are under a flood watch.