Storm Team Tuesday evening forecast (12/23/2014)

TALLAHASSEE (WTXL) - A tornado watch is issued area-wide til midnight this evening for the possibility of tornadoes spinning up in this system. We are also still under a flash flood watch til tomorrow evening for some areas getting nearly 9" of rainfall by the time all is said and done. This evening, more widespread rainfall and embedded thunderstorms are expected. The main cold front will edge its way through the region early Christmas eve morning in the Tri-state, it'll be near Tallahassee around mid-morning and approach the I-75 corridor before noon. Temps stay muggy in the mid 60s until the front passes, then temps will plummet heading into Christmas morning. Lows will be in the low 40s waking up Thursday morning with clear skies expected. Highs will quickly rebound into the low 60s. By Friday morning, high pressure builds in and temps will plummet down to the mid 30s. More sunshine is expected heading into the afternoon with highs in the mid 60s. By the weekend, we increase our rain chances slightly with temps still staying above average in the low 70s for highs. Scattered showers and storms are more likely at the beginning of next week.