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UPDATES: Strong storms batter Central Florida
Read full article: UPDATES: Strong storms batter Central Florida8:44 p.m. UpdateA tornado warning was issued until 9 p.m. for part of Orange County including Ocoee, Doctor Phillips and Orlovista, weather forecasters said. 8:17 p.m. UpdateA tornado warning was issued for parts of Seminole and Volusia County until 8:45 p.m. Saturday. 7:25 p.m. UpdateA tornado warning was issued for parts of Orange County and Seminole County until 8 p.m. Saturday. 6:30 p.m. UpdateThe tornado warning issued in Orange County has expired. 6:05 p.m. UpdateA tornado warning was issued in Orange County including Pine Hills, Maitland and Lockhart until 6:30 p.m., weather forecasters said.
Weekend of rain from Tropical Storm Cristobal begins in Central Florida
Read full article: Weekend of rain from Tropical Storm Cristobal begins in Central FloridaORLANDO, Fla. – Cristobal strengthened back into a tropical storm Friday and will help bring rain, churned-up seas and rip currents to Central Florida into early next week as it treks on a projected path toward Lousiana. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Cristobal had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph Friday and was moving north at 14 mph. Cristobal is forecast to be out in the central Gulf on Saturday and could be nearing the U.S. Gulf Coast by Sunday. Tropical Depression #Cristobal Advisory 15: Cristobal Continues to Bring Heavy Rains and Flooding to Mexico And Central America. In 2016, Tropical Storm Colin formed in the Gulf on June 5.
Cristobal weakens to tropical depression, bringing rain to Florida
Read full article: Cristobal weakens to tropical depression, bringing rain to FloridaThe system was downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression Thursday morning, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Cristobal was forecast to be out in the central Gulf on Saturday and could be nearing the U.S. Gulf Coast by Sunday, the hurricane center said. Cristobal formed Tuesday from the remnants of the Pacific Tropical Storm Amanda that had caused deadly flooding and landslides in Central America. In 2016, Tropical Storm Colin formed in the Gulf on June 5. There’s an 80% coverage of rain on Saturday and a 70% coverage on Sunday.
Here’s how Tropical Storm Cristobal will affect Central Florida
Read full article: Here’s how Tropical Storm Cristobal will affect Central FloridaORLANDO, Fla. – Tropical Storm Cristobal will move into the middle of the Gulf of Mexico in the coming days, but it’s not projected to have a direct impact on Florida. Cristobal, with sustained winds of 40 mph, is on a projected path toward Louisiana, where it could make landfall late Sunday as a tropical storm. Cristobal formed Tuesday from the remnants of the Pacific Tropical Storm Amanda that had caused deadly flooding and landslides in Central America. Cristobal was the earliest third named storm of an Atlantic hurricane season on record; in 2016, Tropical Storm Colin formed in the Gulf on June 5. Mexico had a tropical storm warning in effect from Campeche to Coatzacoalcos.
Orlando to see high near 90 as hurricane season begins
Read full article: Orlando to see high near 90 as hurricane season beginsORLANDO, Fla. June 1 marks the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs through November. There have already been two named storms, Arthur and Bertha, and the National Hurricane Center said Monday afternoon that a system near Mexico has a 90% chance of further development in the Gulf. We are now watching an area of low pressure, a remnant of the eastern Pacific Tropical Storm Amanda, located near Guatemala, News 6 meteorologist Troy Bridges said. More: https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb pic.twitter.com/UlIr3ShFt5 National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) June 1, 2020Orlando will reach a high near 90 Monday, with a 30% chance of rain. The average high in Orlando on this date is 90.