Emily formed early Monday morning, made landfall near Anna Maria Island (close to the Tampa area) in Florida and continued crossing Central Florida during the afternoon and Monday evening.
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"Heavy rain and localized flooding will be the main impacts from Tropical Storm Emily," said Channel 9 Chief Meteorologist Tom Terry.
With only 8 hours from formation to landfall, #Emily is one of the quickest hitting US landfalls in past 30+ years. Only 4 (of 121) quicker. pic.twitter.com/mxgogeVeZl
— Michael Lowry (@MichaelRLowry) July 31, 2017
Stationary line of storms producing minor flooding from N.Brevard- Seminole- https://t.co/pt4LNm9RMO- C.Lake. Avoid flooded streets pic.twitter.com/vraR5DA95R
— Irene Sans (@IreneSans) July 31, 2017
Here's what it's like driving through #TSEmily, rain is heavy, gusty winds jostling us around on State Road 64 in Hardy County. #wftv pic.twitter.com/FlrDb9RJJh
— George Waldenberger (@GWaldenWFTV) July 31, 2017
Emily weakened Monday, becoming a tropical depression at the 5 p.m. bulletin from the National Hurricane Center. The storm will exit Tuesday early morning through southern Brevard county and could gian some strength once it moves over the Atlantic ocean.
TROPICAL STORM EMILY: CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS
Track the rain: Doppler 9 Radar
Gov. Scott held a press conference Monday afternoon asking Florida residents to follow the local authorities instructions.
“As we know in Florida, storms can quickly develop, bringing severe weather to our state in a moment’s notice,” he said in a press release. “We are working closely with the National Hurricane Center and continuing to monitor the storm’s development and its potential impacts to Florida. We know that heavy rainfall is expected across Central Florida for the next few days. Our focus is on keeping Florida families safe and we will continue to release updates on this storm as it develops.”
Pronóstico en español por nuestra meteoróloga Irene Sans
Emily trae lluvia para Florida Central, poco a poco irán terminando esta noche.
Posted by Irene Sans on Monday, July 31, 2017
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