Tropical
Storm Andrea makes landfall in Florida
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Tropical Storm Andrea is forecast to move up the East Coast of the U.S. over the next couple of days.(Photo: Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY)
The system has already produced drenching rain in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and in western Cuba, according to the hurricane center. Influences from Andrea have contributed to the 13.9 inches of rain that Bahia Honda, Cuba, has received since Monday, AccuWeather says.
The
storm will continue to drench northern Florida with heavy rain
7
June, 2013
The
first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season made landfall
late Thursday afternoon along the Big Bend of Florida about 10 miles
south of Steinhatchee, the National Hurricane Center reported. It
continued to bring drenching rain to much of the state, along with
the threat of tornadoes.
As
of 5:45 p.m. ET, Tropical Storm Andrea had winds of 65 mph and was
moving to the northeast at 17 mph.
The
storm should weaken after landfall, the hurricane center reported.
What
remains of Andrea will continue to move north up the East Coast
Friday and Saturday. Locally heavy rain, brief gusty winds and a
flooding risk are all possible from the Southeast coast to New
England, according to AccuWeather meteorologist Alex Sosnowski.
The
National Weather Service has issued flood watches all the way from
Georgia to Maine.
Disruptive
downpours could occur Friday around Washington, D.C., Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Hartford, Providence, and
Portland, Maine.
Indications
are that most locations in this swath will be in for a 2- to 4-inch
rainfall, but locally heavier amounts are possible, Sosnowski
reports.
Andrea
is not forecast to strengthen into a hurricane.
The
storm spawned at least seven tornadoes Thursday in Florida, says
severe storm expert Greg Forbes of The Weather Channel. A tornado
watch remained in effect for much of Florida late Thursday.
The
city of Zephyrhills, Fla., about 30 miles northwest of Tampa, may
have been basking in the winning $590 million Powerball ticket
purchased at one of its stores, but it was drenched Thursday
afternoon by off-and-on rain squalls from Andrea. Still nobody was
too worried. "In Florida, it's very common to have tropical
storm warnings and watches," said City Manager Jim Drumm.
"We'll
probably see some low-level flooding, and we'll probably get some
high winds," Drumm said. "But we're probably the furthest
inland city in Pasco County. We won't see the difficulty that the
coastal surge can make."
Tropical
storm warnings remained in effect for a large section of Florida's
west coast and for the East Coast from Flagler Beach, Fla., all the
way to Cape Charles Light in Virginia.
Tropical Storm Andrea is forecast to move up the East Coast of the U.S. over the next couple of days.(Photo: Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY)
The system has already produced drenching rain in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and in western Cuba, according to the hurricane center. Influences from Andrea have contributed to the 13.9 inches of rain that Bahia Honda, Cuba, has received since Monday, AccuWeather says.
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