The first Tropical Storm of the Atlantic hurricane season heads for Florida tonight and is forecast to move over the state Thursday afternoon.
On Wednesday winds in the storm reached a steady 40 mph and a reconnaissance aircraft
found an area of circulation (a storm center) near the western edge of a large mass of thunderstorms west of Florida.
Check out the National Hurricane Center's website at http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/?atlc for the latest forecast information and Tropical Storm warnings.
Andrea is expected to remain a tropical storm as it moves over Florida and is not forecast to gain strength and become a hurricane.
The storm is still forecast to produce very heavy rain, and a storm surge at the coast along with lightning and possibly tornadoes on Thursday.
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On Wednesday winds in the storm reached a steady 40 mph and a reconnaissance aircraft
found an area of circulation (a storm center) near the western edge of a large mass of thunderstorms west of Florida.
Check out the National Hurricane Center's website at http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/?atlc for the latest forecast information and Tropical Storm warnings.
Andrea is expected to remain a tropical storm as it moves over Florida and is not forecast to gain strength and become a hurricane.
The storm is still forecast to produce very heavy rain, and a storm surge at the coast along with lightning and possibly tornadoes on Thursday.
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