Florida in path of potential tropical storm heading across Gulf Coast
- Florida faces a"broad, sloppy" weather system that could become a tropical storm this weekend, dumping up to a foot of rain and bringing winds of over 70 mph , forecasters say, as a likely heavy Atlantic hurricane season revs up.
Governor Ron DeSantis has put most of the state's cities and counties under emergency orders ahead of the expected landfall. U.S. forecasters expect a large number of Atlantic hurricanes to form in the 2024 season, which began June 1, with four to seven major hurricanes forming out of 25 named storms. That is more than the record-breaking 2005 season that spawned hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
"People often use wind speed as a proxy for how dangerous a system is," Rome said."But this is a classic case to not do that. The rain rate, it comes down so quickly, makes it dangerous."Tropical storm watches and warnings have been issued for the Florida Keys and the Gulf Coast.
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