Tropical Storm Colin churning towards Florida,can cause heavy rain and flood
Tropical Storm Colin made landfall in the Florida Big Brend area. Colin will continue to bring heavy rain and possible flooding to parts of Florida and the southeast today. The storm could spawn a few tornados and can cause coastal flooding.
Tropical storm colin-force winds at a speed of 39mph or more knocked down trees and power lines in the area on Monday. A wind gust of 57 mph was clocked at Bradenton Beach. Heavy rain is being reported near Tallahassee where ~6 inches of rain is recorded at monday afternoon.
Latest Colin Impact
Here are the latest news from the National Hurricane Center :
Here's the latest from the National Hurricane Center:
- Tropical Storm Colin is located about 70 miles east of Apalachicola, Florida, or about 65 miles northwest of Cedar Key, Florida, and is moving to the northeast at 22 mph as of 11 p.m. EDT Monday.
- Maximum sustained winds are around 50 mph as of Monday evening and some strengthening is expected Tuesday.
- Tropical storm warnings have been issued for portions of the Gulf Coast of Florida from Indian Pass to Englewood, as well as portions of the Atlantic Coast from Oregon Inlet (North Carolina) to Sebastian Inlet (Florida).
- Heavy rain will be the main threat with 3 to 5 inches likely across portions of Florida, southeastern Georgia and the coastal Carolinas with locally up to 8 inches possible.
- Tropical storm force winds will continue to spread from portions of Florida to the Southeast coast through Monday night and into Tuesday.
- High surf and coastal flooding are also possible Monday afternoon and evening. A storm surge of 1 to 3 feet is possible from Indian Pass to Tampa Bay and from 1 to 2 feet from Tampa Bay to Florida Bay.
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| Source : Weather.com
Government Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for more than half the counties in Florida. One of the counties had already issued a notice for voluntary evacuations.
The Storm strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico and is already flooding lot more parts of Florida.
Scott said the state's Emergency Operations Center was elevated to activation status level 2, “The level two activation at the State Emergency Operations Center will help state and local emergency management officials work together to ensure our state is ready to respond to any impacts of this weather event.”
Franklin county, which has heavy floods, issued voluntary evacuation notice for everyone in low-lying areas.
The National Weather Service reported a house fire in Hardee county was sparked by power line wreckage due to falling trees. Strong winds also ripped off roofs of many homes and mobile homes in Bradenton.
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According to the forecasters from the hurricane center : " The combination of a storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters."Very gusty winds & heavy rain outside our HQs. Drive safely & avoid flooded roads! ☔️ #TropicalStormColin #FLwx pic.twitter.com/ievwv5awj2— SarasotaPD (@sarasotapd) June 6, 2016
Heavy rains & flooding are expected over portions of Florida from Colin. See https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb for more info pic.twitter.com/ao0UUtgYjn— NHC Atlantic Ops (@NHC_Atlantic) June 5, 2016
Colin is the third tropical storm to form this year in the Atlantic. It's the earliest that three named storm hit the region, besting the previous record of 1887.
Colin is the earliest third tropical storm to form on record in the Atlantic basin. https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb #Colin pic.twitter.com/8HLixceB4P— NHC Atlantic Ops (@NHC_Atlantic) June 5, 2016
What do Florida June Tropical cyclones look like ?
What do Florida June tropical cyclones look like? Big and messy. Here are the last three via satellite. pic.twitter.com/8M8NRe1s3o— Michael Lowry (@MichaelRLowry) June 2, 2016
Lets hope, everything settles down quickly. Colin has put many lives at risk.
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