Colin is forecast to move out to sea on a northeastward trajectory, becoming post-tropical early Wednesday, according to the hurricane center in Miami.
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As of 5 a.m., the cyclone still had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, and was about 90 miles south southwest of Charleston, S.C. moving northeast at a speedy 31 mph.
It is expected to race along the U.S. East Coast, pounding the Carolinas as it heads northeast Tuesday, CNN senior meteorologist Taylor Ward said.
The National Hurricane Center has identified an area of interest as having a “medium” chance of development in the next five days near or just north of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Colin is the second named storm in a week at the beginning of what is expected to be a brisk Atlantic Ocean hurricane season running through November 30.
Colin is expected to drop 1 to 3 inches across eastern North Carolina and central Florida on Tuesday.
Residents were caught in the storm’s path as high wind gusts, rain and thunderstorms swept across many parts of the state, including the Gulf Coast region.
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.
On Monday night, Tropical Storm Colin made landfall in Florida, flooding major roadways, causing delays at major airports and forcing Governor Rick Scott to declare a state of emergency for over half the state.
Tropical storms carry wind speeds of between 39 miles per hour (63 kph) and 73 miles per hour (117 kph).
“That’s the difference between being a coastal county and being inland like we are”, she said.
A tropical storm warning was extended to the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
The wind and rain will likely be all we’ll see of Tropical Storm Colin.
Scott, discussing Zika, said he was “really disappointed” Congress went on recess instead of passing the Zika funding necessary to handle the state’s needs.
Colin is actually the earliest developed C-named storm we’ve ever had.
The National Weather Service in Mobile, Alabama, issued a flood warning for the Shoal River near Crestview and warned of possible widespread flooding in streams, creeks, and canals.
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He warned residents not to simply look at the center of the storm, saying the heaviest rain will be to the east and west of it.
