Fay to Remain Topical Storm
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- With Tropical Storm Fay meandering north along the Florida Atlantic coast Wednesday, the latest forecast brought good news: the center of the system should over land, lessening the chances it will gain strength and become hurricane.
The 11 a.m. update from the National Hurricane Center said the center of Fay about 15 miles north of Cape Canaveral moving north at 3 mph. Sustained winds were measured at 45 mph, down 5 mph overnight, and forecasters do not see that increasing as long as the storm remains on this track.
While the latest forecast is good news for the greater Jacksonville area, Channel 4 meteorologist Richard Nunn said, "Don't let your guard down."
"There'll still be gusty winds and heavy downpours. Possible flooding. A chance of tornados. You could still lose power," Nunn said.
Northeast Florida and southeast Georgia are expecting up to 8 inches of rain as Fay takes 48 hours to move through the area.
While the hurricane watch was dropped at 11.m., it was replaced by a tropical storm warning for an area from north of Jupiter Inlet to Altamaha Sound, near Brunswick, Ga. A flood watch remains in effect for most of Channel 4's viewing area.
The 11 a.m. update from the National Hurricane Center said the center of Fay about 15 miles north of Cape Canaveral moving north at 3 mph. Sustained winds were measured at 45 mph, down 5 mph overnight, and forecasters do not see that increasing as long as the storm remains on this track.
While the latest forecast is good news for the greater Jacksonville area, Channel 4 meteorologist Richard Nunn said, "Don't let your guard down."
"There'll still be gusty winds and heavy downpours. Possible flooding. A chance of tornados. You could still lose power," Nunn said.
Northeast Florida and southeast Georgia are expecting up to 8 inches of rain as Fay takes 48 hours to move through the area.
While the hurricane watch was dropped at 11.m., it was replaced by a tropical storm warning for an area from north of Jupiter Inlet to Altamaha Sound, near Brunswick, Ga. A flood watch remains in effect for most of Channel 4's viewing area.
I copied this from www.news4jax.com this morning. How is Kelly expected to get around to his appointments with that much rain?
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