North. This is a worstcase scenario for haiti. They will get the feet of rain and Hurricane Force winds at category 4. Here is the latest track moving to the north an extra 24 to 36 hours then begins the northwest jog. We talked about that. However the problem is now the northwest jog is more of a movement. Now we are talking about many of our counties in the county of uncertainty here. The exact track of the storm remains to be seen. With that current track, they are going to have hurricane watches for the eastern side of the peninsula. I expect that do come down in the next couple of hours if not sooner as the storm makes its closest path thursday and then into friday making the turn up to the north and east. As far as our effects, if it pans out this way, we will be on the drier side of the storm but now the wind will be more of an issue. Instead of 25 to 30, we are dealing with 45 to 50 miles per the center passes. We are on the drier side of the storm. We are not expecting rain wi
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The latest damage reports and were also seeing how this is affecting travel. First of all, there is a Tropical Storm watch for sumter, polk and highlands county. What that means is you can feel Tropical Storm force winds within 48 hours. That is what a watch means when you talk about the tropics. It doesnt mean it will get worse or easier it just means the timeframe. Lets talk about the warnings. Want to headed to southeast of the 5 00 update, hurricane warning has been issued. That means they will feel Hurricane Force winds within 36 hours. It is a more more of a timing issue. Heres the latest forecast, it will strengthen through the bahamas by tomorrow morning is a category 4 hurricane with winds at 130 milesperhour. A gets very close to the West Palm Beach coastline. Will have slowed down from previous forecast. Here it is friday morning, 130 mile per hour winds right along Cape Canaveral that it has a long jacksonville by saturday morning and then up toward the carolinas. What i wa
Right along the coast of florida. This is an unusual track. There it is. Right along the coast paralleling the coast. Some of the models make landfall with this thing. Its not set in stone as far as the forecast. Here is now. I will pause it through the bahamas. Major disaster for them with winds of 120 to 130 Miles Per Hour. Basically thursday night we would have a category 4 hurricane within miles east of florida here. Now, the Hurricane Force winds extend out 40 miles. That could be impacting the east coast which is why we have the hurricane warnings up. Then it parallels the coast which is worse because the storm maintains its strength and allows for the dangerous wind to continue hugging the coast up to the north. Lets focus in on our area as far as the impacts. You saw the cone. It remains to be seen. A jog to the west and we are the watches and warnings are posted. Specifically for our area we have polk and high plants county under Tropical Storm Highlands County under Tropical
Paralleling the coast. Thursday night, i paused it, not just because we have a cat 4 east of florida but i think this will be the impacts. Beginning thursday night into friday. We are talking about polk county, Highlands County. You are the ones that will experience the worst of it as far as the winds as the track is now. 40 to 60 Miles Per Hour winds thursday into friday because of that parallel. You see that line close to the coast and then heading up friday across the northeastern part of the state. These are the watches and warnings but we focus in on our counties. Polk and Highlands County thursday night and into friday, 40 to 60 Miles Per Hour winds. Power out tables, if you are watching from lake wales, lakeland, place sick lakes, you there could be power disruptions, especially on friday. Lets talk about the rainfall associated with this in a few minutes. Good morning. Wesley chapel, a crash in your area on bruce b. Downs at 56. Northbound lane is blocked. We are working to get