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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings End, Quiet Thursday Night Ahead

A stubborn hot and humid pattern with low 90s was expected for Thursday, with another round of scattered afternoon storms.

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South Florida could see some of the hottest temperatures of the year Thursday ahead of wet weather returning this weekend in your First Alert Doppler 6000 forecast.

Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for a stormy Thursday, but the rest of the night should be quiet.

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the northern part of Broward County and eastern Palm Beach County.

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The National Weather Service reported severe thunderstorms along a line extending from near The Acreage to near Loxahatchee NWR to Parkland, moving east at 15 mph. The warning lasted until 7 p.m.

Locations impacted included Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs, West Palm Beach, Pompano Beach and Boca Raton. People were advised to watch out for possible tornadoes and to go at once into a small central room in a sturdy structure if spotted.

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Sixty-mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail were expected, including damaging winds.

A severe thunderstorm warning that was issued for southern Miami-Dade also ended.

The National Weather Service reported a severe thunderstorm located over Zoo Miami, or near Kendall, moving east at 5 mph. The warning lasted until 3:30 p.m.

Locations impacted included Homestead, Coral Gables, South Miami, Black Point and The Redland.

A stubborn hot and humid pattern with low 90s was expected for Thursday, with another round of scattered afternoon storms.

The westerly winds responsible for this mini heat wave will shift and allow a little more of a beach breeze to filter in late this week and weekend. Rain chances will come in around 40% right through the weekend.

Next week looks more like a rainy season forecast with most of seeing rain each day and highs in the mid to upper 80s.

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