Tropical Storm Bertha in the Gulf of Mexico moving toward Florida Panhandle and Alabama
Fausto gained hurricane status Monday night and was about 745 miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula with top sustained winds of…
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Fausto gained hurricane status Monday night and was about 745 miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula with top sustained winds of 75 mph and was moving to the west-northwest at 9 mph . The wind speed increased by 10 mph since Bertha formed Monday night. The storm was about 125 miles (205 kilometers) south of Panama City, Florida, and 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of Mobile, Alabama, and moving northwest at 2 mph (4 kph) with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph), according to a 1 a.m. update by the Miami-based National Hurricane Center.
Furthermore, Areas of flash flooding also will be possible through Friday along the coast from western Florida to middle Texas, forecasters said, adding that rainfall could total 3 to 5 inches along the Louisiana coastline, with higher amounts in some scattered areas. A tropical storm warning, meaning the conditions are expected within the warning area within 36 hours, was in effect early Tuesday for the Florida and Alabama border to the Jefferson and Plaquemines parish line in Louisiana. A storm surge watch, indicating rising, possible life-threatening water moving inland from the coast within 48 hours, was issued from the Alabama and Florida border to the mouth of the Mississippi River, the hurricane center reported.
In addition, Potentially life-threatening storm surges of up to 4 feet are possible in portions of the Louisiana, Alabama and Florida, the hurricane center said, warning Bertha could spin off an isolated tornado or two over the Florida Big Bend region in the week. Tropical Storm Bertha strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico and was moving slowly toward the Florida Panhandle, causing a tropical storm warning and storm surge watches around the state line between Florida and Alabama , forecasters said. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.
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Fausto gained hurricane status Monday night and was about 745 miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula with top sustained winds of 75 mph and was moving to the west-northwest at 9 mph .
reliability low1/3 sourcesThe wind speed increased by 10 mph since Bertha formed Monday night.
reliability low1/3 sourcesThe storm was about 125 miles (205 kilometers) south of Panama City, Florida, and 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of Mobile, Alabama, and moving northwest at 2 mph (4 kph) with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph), according to a 1 a.m. update by the Miami-based National Hurricane Center.
reliability low1/3 sourcesAreas of flash flooding also will be possible through Friday along the coast from western Florida to middle Texas, forecasters said, adding that rainfall could total 3 to 5 inches along the Louisiana coastline, with higher amounts in some scattered areas.
reliability low1/3 sourcesA tropical storm warning, meaning the conditions are expected within the warning area within 36 hours, was in effect early Tuesday for the Florida and Alabama border to the Jefferson and Plaquemines parish line in Louisiana.
reliability low1/3 sourcesA storm surge watch, indicating rising, possible life-threatening water moving inland from the coast within 48 hours, was issued from the Alabama and Florida border to the mouth of the Mississippi River, the hurricane center reported.
reliability low1/3 sourcesPotentially life-threatening storm surges of up to 4 feet are possible in portions of the Louisiana, Alabama and Florida, the hurricane center said, warning Bertha could spin off an isolated tornado or two over the Florida Big Bend region in the week.
reliability low1/3 sourcesTropical Storm Bertha strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico and was moving slowly toward the Florida Panhandle, causing a tropical storm warning and storm surge watches around the state line between Florida and Alabama , forecasters said.
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