Photos and videos: Strong storms moving through Central Florida

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Thunderstorms, Hail Across Central Fla. | FOX 35 FULL Coverage

FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist TJ Springer sat with Garrett Wymer live to break down the severe thunderstorms in Seminole County.


Heavy rain and strong storms moved through Central Florida Tuesday afternoon, causing hail in some cities. 

Seminole County and Orange County were initially under a severe thunderstorm warning until 12:45 p.m. The warning was extended to 2:15 p.m., to include southeastern Seminole County, northwestern Brevard County and southeastern Orange County. 

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Severe Weather, rain, hail in Seminole, Orange counties

A storm moved through Seminole and Orange counties on May 12, 2026 at 10 MPH, bringing heavy rain and hail. 

Timeline:

Just before noon, the storm was active in Seminole and Orange counties, bringing heavy rain and hail. As the severe weather storm alert was extended through 2:15 p.m., the storm moved toward parts of the space coast. 

Parts of Lake Mary and Oviedo especially saw heavy rain and hail. 

See the photos: Hail in Lake Mary, Oviedo

Along with the heavy rain, hail was reported in the Lake Mary area. 

See the photos: Heavy rain in Oviedo

A storm moved from Oviedo toward Chuluota with blinding rain, hail and the potential for wind gusts over 40 to 50 MPH.

Heavy thunderstorms in Oviedo on May 12, 2026. (Source: Noah Bergren)

The Source: This story was written with information from the FOX 35 Storm Team. 

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