Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Swath of US East Coast as TS Andrea Approaches Florida

Some power lines down following tornado on the ground in Myakka City, Florida; system heading towards South Tampa - NWS via @NBCNews

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Andrea Accelerating NNE Over the Eastern Gulf of Mexico

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Last Edited by Sleeping Giant on 06/06/2013 05:43 AM

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
537 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

GULF COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO THE MOUTH OF THE
SUWANNEE RIVER OUT TO 60 NM.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO MARINERS...MARINE FORECASTS ARE ISSUED AT LEAST
FOUR TIMES A DAY. BOATERS ON EXTENDED TRIPS SHOULD ROUTINELY MONITOR
SUBSEQUENT FORECAST ISSUANCES AND UPDATES FOR THE LATEST MARINE
WEATHER INFORMATION.

GMZ830-061600-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-
537 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...TORNADO WATCH 282 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS AROUND
40 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS VERY ROUGH. SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SHOWERS LIKELY AND
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
.SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING
SOUTH AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT
CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.SUNDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AROUND
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST
AROUND 5 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.
.MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.


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It's starting...

Man, Tornadoes and Tropical storms for Florida. Could get nasty.

Last Edited by Sleeping Giant on 06/06/2013 05:52 AM

I predict hatteras outer banks will go back to the sea this time.

Please get out now, don't take chances

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Thanks!

Early start to the season.

Thanks for the pin, Lady Jane





Early, indeed...Rough night for the Floridians, with the tornado warnings, too.

Andrea isn't that bad...Just a couple weeks ago we got 16 inches in 2 days. As for today, the only worry is driving home with Floridians (who have no clue how to drive in the rain) on the road...and well, driving to work was a bitch.

I know! They either drive at 15 MPH or like a bat out of hell in the rain!

The coast of Florida is sinking. Rain is good for washing away the people smog.

enh, it's not even that bad. It's already close to landfall so it won't really have time to strengthen. Just a bunch of rain (3-6", upwards of 8" ?? LoL) isn't a big deal.

Jax Beach here. Am I in the cone of death yet?

Isn't Jax Beach kind of cone of death anyway? Joking. Bartram Park area here and our pool is nearly crested, streets starting to flood in neighborhood and this worst is yet to come..

It's always bad down around 3rd street on the water there, even in a rainstorm. Be safe!

Is the Gulf warmer than normal this year? That would explain both this early tropical storm, and the violent tornados of recent.

Dang...I'm in Wilmington, NC...I better cut my grass before I get soaked.

We're due in the Carolinas...overdue, really.
I'm prepped...I'm ready...I'm a hurricane hardened momma.

I live in Eastern NC not looking forward to the rain... already super cloudy here

Everybody makes fun of my prepping stuff... until hurricane season... I don't have to run anywhere to stock up

The ones you are calling Floridians were most likely born somewhere else. Most likely up north where people really have trouble driving.

I'm in Arlington. Nce to see some other locals on here.
And no al floridians don't drive like tards