Cherry-sized hail littered a flower bed near Grove Park Thursday afternoon. The hail lasted for about 15 minutes.
Cherry-sized hail littered a flower bed near Grove Park Thursday afternoon. The hail lasted for about 15 minutes. | Kimberly C. Moore, LkldNow

Cherry-sized hail hit parts of Lakeland during a storm at about 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

It was the second day in a row Lakeland has seen rain. On Wednesday evening, a quarter to a third of an inch of rain fell on parts of Lakeland.

National Weather Service meteorologist Tony Hurt said Lakeland remains in a drought and is 2 to 4 inches below the average for this time of the year. Polk County is currently under a burn ban because of the tinder-dry conditions.

Hurt said in the next week, Central Florida should begin its summer pattern of afternoon showers.

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Kimberly C. Moore, who grew up in Lakeland, has been a print, broadcast and multimedia journalist for more than 30 years. Before coming to LkldNow in the spring of 2022, she was a reporter for four years with The Ledger, first covering Lakeland City Hall and then Polk County schools. She is the author of “Star Crossed: The Story of Astronaut Lisa Nowak," published by University Press of Florida. Reach her at kimberly@lkldnow.com or 863-272-9250.

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