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Tropical Storm Colin Heads For Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Colin

Tropical Storm ColinThe disturbance we’ve been watching is Tropical Storm Colin as of late Sunday afternoon, just hours after being dubbed Tropical Depression # 3. At 5 pm, Colin was located near 23.3 North, 87.9 West, or about 465 miles southwest of Tampa Bay. Colin was moving north at 12 miles per hour and had maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour. A tropical storm warning is up for the Florida Gulf coast from Indian Pass to Englewood, and a tropical storm watch is in effect from Altamaha Sound, Georgia to the Flagler/Volusia county line along the east coast.

Colin is expected to make landfall on the Gulf coast on Monday and cross the peninsula early Tuesday. This is a poorly organized system with most of the thunderstorm activity on the right (“dirty”) side, which means all of the Florida peninsula, including all of South Florida, will see heavy rains, gusty winds, and the threat of hail and isolated tornadoes on Monday and Tuesday.

[vc_message message_box_style=”3d” message_box_color=”turquoise”]By Donna Thomas, SouthFloridaReporter.com Meteorologist, June 5, 2016 [/vc_message]
Donna Thomas has studied hurricanes for two decades. She holds a PhD in history when her experience with Hurricane Andrew ultimately led her to earn a degree in broadcast meteorology from Mississippi State University. Donna spent 15 years at WFOR-TV (CBS4 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale), where she worked as a weather producer with hurricane experts Bryan Norcross and David Bernard. She also produced hurricane specials and weather-related features and news coverage, as well as serving as pool TV producer at the National Hurricane Center during the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Donna also served as a researcher on NOAA's Atlantic Hurricane Database Reanalysis Project. Donna specializes in Florida's hurricane history.