Thursday, August 12, 2004

Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley


Well it's raining pretty hard now and the sky is very dark, our lanai and parking lot is already fluded and it's only been raining about 10 minutes. This is Tropical Storm Bonnie passing by us, but the bigger one is on it's way right behind this one and it's suppose to hit us tomorrow, that one is actually a hurricane called Charley. You can click on the tile to track the storm.



JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Tropical storm Bonnie is moving toward the northeast at 16 mph.

It appears the primary threat is for Northwest Florida. At this point, we will be looking at some passing thunderstorms with wind gusts to 50 miles per hour later today.

Charley continues to strengthen and could threaten Florida as a 100 mph hurricane by Friday. If the 48-hour forecast is close, we will see Charley come ashore near Tampa with 100 mile per hour sustained winds and the eye go by us with gusts of 75 miles per hour late Friday and early Saturday.

A hurricane warning is now in effect for the Florida Keys and a hurricane watch is now in effect as far north as Tarpon Springs. Emergency officials have ordered tourists to evacuate parts of the Keys.

Chief Meteorologist Tim Deegan

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