Closer to the bay area the rain is already here. Abc action news making sure youre ready for the potential flooding as it hits part of the bay area. The rain already moved in. The latest from the National Hurricane center, really no big changes as far as the track and what were expecting. Still a heavy rain event. Still coastal flooding potential especially through tomorrow at the time of high tide. Right now 35 mileanhour winds, yes, that is a tropical depression. Not a Tropical Storm. You get four more and you get a Tropical Storm which is what were expecting here. Me anticipation of what the storm will be like as it approaches the area. This will become a Tropical Storm, its going to head to the north and northeast with winds at 50 to 65 miles an hour between thursday morning and thursday afternoon and then by thursday evening making landfall along floridas big bend. The trend has been, youve been noticing the last couple of days shifting further and further away which is excellent
Starting to make its way into cream southern pinellas. Weve had some wind gusts reports near the skyway on that southern end gusting already up to 40 miles finance hour. Thats obviously being caused by some of the squalls which are working there way along the coastline. Now you look some rainfall totals, this is basically since last night. You can see throughout Hillsborough County, one, 1. 7, 1. 8 nearly two inches of rain in fact into western Hillsborough County. But then along the coastline, this is Pinellas County. And you can rainfall estimates right near the coastline and weve got several more days to be dealing with this kind of weather. Heres the view, the enhanced satellite view action you can see this system is certainly been producing some very vigorous storms through overnight hours. Still has been dealing with some wind sheer. But wind sheer has been in that moderate level which i say lewd for center to basically kind of get underneath. Some of thunderstorm activity. Now,
Having classes tomorrow. Several have closed schools because of the weather. Parents will have to make other plans for their schoolaged children. Now, tracking Tropical Storm hermine. That was upgraded from tropical depression 9 this afternoon. Hurricane hunters were out investigating this area. And they found we do now have max winds at 40 miles per hour, making it a Tropical Storm. Still moving very slowly off to the north at just 2 miles per hour. So the forecast track storm strengthening into a strong Tropical Storm. As we head into thursday night, you can see, as a strong Tropical Storm, Tropical Storm warnings in effect for our Northern Counties at this point. And quickly moving out as we head into friday and this weekend. But really, the next 36 hours or so. Were going to continue to deal with some very heavy rainfall. Look at the rainfall totals from aint pete beach. So no wonder were dealing with flooding with rainfall totals like that. Always remember, dont drive through the
And you said it right, it is developing. Thats key. We dont have Tropical Storm yet we no longer have an invest. We have what kind of in between a tropical depression that starting to pull away from cuba. Overnight, you know most of this moisture and most of these showers and storms or over land and out over water. Haern hunters are out there checking out environment. That running into, because we need our computer models to get a better grasp. What we know right now is that this is on its way. Into t wind sheer values will be dropping. Its going to take some r thi t organize. The question remains how strong is this going to get and where is it going to head. At least were Getting Better consensus as to whether where models take it as of 5 00 a. M. I know its 8 00 a. M. We will get new track at 11 00 a. M. We have tropical depression. 35 mile per hour winds moving west at 9. West northwest movement over the next 24 hours, perhaps becoming Tropical Storm her mean or ian by late tonight
Lawrence higgins passed away. Reporter Community Remembers a man who gave so much to the bay area. Monsignor Lawrence Higgins passed away at the page of 87. He studied in ireland, transferred to bay area, 1958. He was given turning 20 acres of cow pasture into a parish. He did just that. St. Lawrence catholic church. Church home to thousands. Monsignor reached far beyond the catholic church. He became known as the civic leader directing boys and commerce. Today they are taking a moment to remember a hero. He had a unique gift to talk to anyone whether it was sa child, mayor, u. S. Senator to reach a mutual understanding. Funeral arrangements for monsignor are being finalized. It will be open to public, attendance expte thousands. Well bring you more details. All right. Thank you. Pope francis is offering prayers for a powerful earthquake that rocked italy. There is a search for survivors. Even the vatican is sending a rescue crew. At least 73 dead and hundreds more injured. President i