Tropical Storm Fay Passes Near Tip of Florida
Posted on August 19th, 2008 by ecthompson
From the Weather Channel:
Bringing heavy tropical rains and tropical storm-force winds, the first U.S. landfall of Tropical Storm Fay occurred Monday afternoon over Key West, Florida; a second landfall will occur Tuesday morning.
A hurricane warning is now in effect for southwestern Florida while a tropical storm warning is in effect for the Florida Keys and the majority of Florida’s Atlantic coast.
As of 11 pm EDT, Fay was located about 60 miles south of Naples, Florida with maximum sustained winds of 60 miles per hour. Fay is moving to the north at 9 mph. This northward motion (perhaps slightly east of north) is expected to continue through landfall. View Fay’s projected path. (more… )
