Southeast gets more rain as Tropical Storm Colin heads east

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The FWC says that it will coordinate with volunteers who monitor nesting sites to determine the level of impact that Tropical Storm Colin had on the nests. He’s lived in Florida since the late 1970s and hasn’t ever prepared for a storm this early. (Cherie Diez/The Tampa Bay Times via AP) TAMPA OUT; CITRUS COUNTY OUT; PORT CHAR. In addition, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge that crosses Tampa Bay has been closed due to the windy conditions.

He warned residents not to simply look at the center of the storm, saying the heaviest rain will be to the east and west of it.

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Florida Governor Rick Scott was in Jacksonville Tuesday thanking first-responders for being prepared for Tropical Storm Colin, which passed through the First Coast Monday evening.

Thomson ReutersA NASA satellite image showing the Tropical Storm Colin over Florida and the U.S. South-East coast (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Colin made landfall early on Tuesday sweeping northern Florida with heavy rainfall and strong winds as it headed northeast toward southeastern Georgia and coast of North and SC.

– Floridians are spending this morning trying to dry out after a storm night and a soggy commute, thanks to Tropical Storm Colin. Some areas could get as much as 8 inches and the heavy rain could prompt some evacuations, the National Weather Service said.

Read: Tropical Storm Colin harasses Florida with rain and wind.

At the Rose Report, Louis Rose said that “across the southeastern states, Tropical Storm Colin is expected to dump rain across the Gulf Coast and Lower Atlantic Coast regions”.

Colin was the earliest third Atlantic storm on record.

A tropical storm warning was dropped from north of Wilmington, North Carolina, to Cape Lookout, North Carolina.

Scott cautioned that the state has seen severe flooding in unlikely places after previous storms. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rains. Traffic may be slow but hadn’t been stopped anywhere, he said. Warnings remained in effect from the Suwannee River to Englewood and from Sebastian Inlet, Florida, to Oregon Inlet, North Carolina.

The hurricane center says the storm’s maximum sustained winds were around 50 miles per hour.