Tropical storm warning issued for US Gulf Coast
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June 25, 2012, Monday
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A TROPICAL storm warning was issued yesterday for Alabama to the Florida Panhandle as Debby lashed parts of the United States Gulf Coast with wind and rain.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said yesterday morning that Debby was about 270 kilometers southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River. It said the storm warning has now been issued from the Mississippi-Alabama border eastward to the Florida Panhandle's Ochlockonee River.
Debby's top sustained winds had increased to about 95 kilometers per hour. The storm was crawling along toward the north at 4 kph. Although a forecast track was still uncertain, the hurricane center said people from Texas to Florida should remain alert to Debby's movement.
At least one tornado linked to the storm touched down on Saturday in southwest Florida, but no injuries were reported. Heavy squalls pounded parts of that state.
Forecasters said Debby could be near hurricane strength by tonight. Meanwhile, up to six inches of rain were possible along the coast, with isolated amounts possibly reaching 10 inches.
It was the first time four tropical storms have been recorded before July 1 during the Atlantic hurricane season since record keeping began in 1851. Alberto was the first storm this year. It formed off the South Carolina coast on May 19, almost two weeks before the hurricane season officially began on June 1.
A tropical storm warning was also in effect for part of the southeast Louisiana coast. Officials there have been monitoring the weather for the past several days. Some low-lying areas close to the coast flood easily in rough weather.
Near the mouth of the Mississippi southeast of New Orleans, Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser said officials were making preparations to protect the main highway from tidal flooding.
A tornado touched down in Collier County in southwest Florida and forecasters warned other twisters were possible. Several homes were damaged and tree limbs were down, smashing atop at least two cars, The Naples Daily News reported.
"This is quite common with this type of storm," senior hurricane specialist Stacy Stewart with the National Hurricane Center said of the twisters. "They tend to not be very large or long-lived."
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said yesterday morning that Debby was about 270 kilometers southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River. It said the storm warning has now been issued from the Mississippi-Alabama border eastward to the Florida Panhandle's Ochlockonee River.
Debby's top sustained winds had increased to about 95 kilometers per hour. The storm was crawling along toward the north at 4 kph. Although a forecast track was still uncertain, the hurricane center said people from Texas to Florida should remain alert to Debby's movement.
At least one tornado linked to the storm touched down on Saturday in southwest Florida, but no injuries were reported. Heavy squalls pounded parts of that state.
Forecasters said Debby could be near hurricane strength by tonight. Meanwhile, up to six inches of rain were possible along the coast, with isolated amounts possibly reaching 10 inches.
It was the first time four tropical storms have been recorded before July 1 during the Atlantic hurricane season since record keeping began in 1851. Alberto was the first storm this year. It formed off the South Carolina coast on May 19, almost two weeks before the hurricane season officially began on June 1.
A tropical storm warning was also in effect for part of the southeast Louisiana coast. Officials there have been monitoring the weather for the past several days. Some low-lying areas close to the coast flood easily in rough weather.
Near the mouth of the Mississippi southeast of New Orleans, Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser said officials were making preparations to protect the main highway from tidal flooding.
A tornado touched down in Collier County in southwest Florida and forecasters warned other twisters were possible. Several homes were damaged and tree limbs were down, smashing atop at least two cars, The Naples Daily News reported.
"This is quite common with this type of storm," senior hurricane specialist Stacy Stewart with the National Hurricane Center said of the twisters. "They tend to not be very large or long-lived."
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