A NASA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) image shows the Tropical Storm Colin over the U.S. South-East coast in this satellite image taken at 0845 EDT (1245 UTC) on June 7, 2016.
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“However, all solutions still point to an overall unsettled pattern with scattered to numerous showers and storms each day”, they wrote in this morning’s forecast discussion.
On Georgia’s Tybee Island, lifeguards posted red flags on the beach to warn swimmers of rip currents and 2- to 3-foot breakers. Even though it was fairly empty, there were some people who chose to spend the morning on the beach.
“We’ll just see how well it runs off”, Scott said. The Tropical Storm was discontinued for the northern part of Florida but it is still in place for parts of Georgia and North Carolina.
Time Warner Cable News reporter Brandon Shope has more. This system is then expected to be somewhere near or off the coast of the Carolinas by later Tuesday.
As Colin blasted 50 miles per hour winds at Florida, a tornado was reported in Lee County Florida, the National Weather Service said.
Pockets of Florida got more than six inches of rain from Colin, while areas of Palm Beach County remained mostly dry.
Florida Governor Rick Scott was in Jacksonville Tuesday thanking first-responders for being prepared for Tropical Storm Colin, which passed through the First Coast Monday evening.
More than 10 inches of rain fell in the Florida towns of Bradfordville and Wadesboro.
So far, there had been no major flooding.
“We are going to flood in parts of Pasco County”, Guthrie said in an email. Morris said she’s not anxious about the early start to the 2016 hurricane season, but will continue to listen to weather reports and take precautions when needed.
A portion of Watson Road in the south end of St. Johns County was closed Tuesday morning due to a tree falling across the road and taking down power lines, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
“We will be watching and monitoring through the night for tornadoes to make sure we keep people safe”, she said. They anticipated all storm-related outages will be restored by 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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According to 13News Now meteorologists, the storm will bring heavy rain and gusty winds to the Outer Banks Tuesday as it passes through.
