This forecast path. The weaker side on the western side. The advancing side on the eastern side could be where the stronger winds and typically the storm surge would be located. It could change more of a westerly track. Concern with strong wind gusts on the coastal areas. The cone of air does include portions of the bay area Highlands County meaning that within this time period, say, thursday at 2 00 p. M. , 130 miles an hour winds offshore. That is not what we would experience in places like polk county. Perhaps stronger wind gusts, 30, 40 miles an hour might be possible if it continues to follow the track. There is the center of the storm. You can follow it a little bit overcast around the center itself. Very close to the southeast and eastern tip of cuba at this point on the northerly path. Determine 139 miles an hour wind gusts. This is remarkable because the storm has interacted with land which usually weakens the storm. It shows the intensity and the size of the eye of the storm
Highway patrol searching for the driver hit and killed a 17yearold high school student. Ashley perdomo was walking on hillsborough avenue when she was hit last night near blue springs drive. He driver did not stop. Ashley was a senior Hillsborough High School who grief counselors at the hig school today to help teachers and students anyone with information about the hitandrun should call crime stoppers. In student was hit by car this morning. And critically injured. This happened around 6 30 p. M. At congress ridge road in port richie Sheriffs Office is 13yearold Gabriel Rodriguez ran across the street right into the path of an oncoming car. E is hospitalized in Critical Condition. The driver was not charged. Deputies arrested one man looking for another in connection with a violent Home Invasion. Deputy say richard can another man knocked in a womans when she answered the pointed a gun at her and demanded her car keys. Deputies later spotted them in the stolen lexus gave chase. They s
Track down any bullet, they stress the general public is not in danger driving along this busy highway. Ryan smith, abc action news. Police are warning you to be on the lookout a violent man on the loose. They are unidentified suspect injured a woman last night, trying to carjack two people, during the first attempt he actually jumped into the bed of a pickup truck, the driver parking lot and hit the brakes throwing the suspect to the ground, the crime wave continued when he attacked a publix employee, please call the Venice Police department with information. Charges for the men that kidnapped a polk county four yearold. The grand jury just indicted west wild hogs on federal kidnapping charges, he snatched Rebecca Lewis from her home earlier this month. Investigators caught up with for a crime spree across three neighborhoods. Between tuesday night and wednesday morning, 19yearold dante scott and 317yearolds committed 17 burglaries stole five cars and two guns the cases happened in th
Friday morning. Weve got your friday forecast. It is a mild one out there. Temperatures are running maybe a degree or cooler than yesterday but still comfortable. 61 in lakeland, 68 in sarasota. During the afternoon i expect it to be above average, 83 for the afternoon high, the average for today just dropped to 80 and still mild overnight with a low of 66, but the winds will start to increase because of cold fron Day Temperature Trend to see what the cold front does for us. Were kicking off pretty nicely this morning for friday. Lets cross our fingers that this continues. A good drive on state route 54. And the same goes for u. S. 19 and palm harbor not seeing any significant slow downs, northbound i75 by sun city center, we do have an accident, it was off to the side word the road is now clear. All right. On the campaign trail Hillary Clinton, donald trump and their supporters have raised back and forth all across our state this week fighting for our vote. And now a new poll shows th
Northnortheast wind at six. Notice the upper 50s to the north. Most of us are sitting in the mid 60s right now. Gorgeous sunrise. A little less than 46 minutes, election day forecast. Lovely start, no weather issues and high temperatures sneaking back in the lower 80s this afternoon. Good morning, vanessa. Vanessa good morning, dave. We do have some traffic issues this morning and it all pertains to the Howard Frankland bridge right now. Been following a crash in the southbound direction so the st. Pete bound lanes. We did have three lanes blocked but now were down to one lane, the right lane blocked, but we have some bad delays here as you can tell. Delays peaked at 28 minutes or so. Now theyre back down to 10 minutes so weigh that into account if youre taking the Howard Frankland. Give yourself extra time out the door. Otherwise, i would advice you to Courtney Campbell looks clear and so does the gandy. Laura election day is finally here. In less than 24 hours, we should know who our