Tropical storm warnings have been issued for coastal areas of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Tropical Storm Warnings were also issued for Florida earlier yesterday and Tropical Storm Colin is expected to make landfall in Florida sometime between 7-8 p.m. tonight near Tallahassee. Once making landfall in Florida Colin will cross into the Atlantic and brush the coastline of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina with winds between 50-60 mph. Colin will progress quickly and should be completely off the Carolina coast sometime tomorrow evening. Below is the most recent information on the storm and the effects that will likely be felt for portions of Florida, Georgia and the Carolina’s. For the most recent information be sure to download our Hurricane Tracker on Android and Apple devices and also be sure to like us on Facebook.
SITUATION OVERVIEW (courtesy: National Hurricane Center)
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TROPICAL STORM COLIN WILL MOVE UP THE COAST LATE TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY MORNING. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
IS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY ACROSS THE AREA
WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE COAST. INLAND LOCATIONS WILL
AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WHILE COASTAL LOCALES SHOULD NET 3 TO
5 INCHES. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
ROUGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE
ENTIRE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT
INTO EARLY TOMORROW.
A SMALL TORNADO RISK EXISTS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING MAINLY ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST LOCALLY HAZARDOUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM RAINFALL MAY OCCUR, ESPECIALLY IN
LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SOME RIVERS AND CREEKS MAY
RISE AS A RESULT OF THE RAIN. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, AND
DITCHES MAY OVERFLOW IN SOME LOCATIONS.
- SEVERAL STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS MAY BECOME FULL AND
BEGIN TO OVERFLOW. SOME BRIEF ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.
* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. POTENTIAL
IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT.
- SOME SMALL LIMBS MAY BREAK FROM TREES.
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
* TORNADOES:
PROTECT AGAINST A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- THE OCCURRENCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE EXECUTION
OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.
- A FEW PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH POWER
AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.
- TORNADOES CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES, VEHICLES, BOATS, AND
BUILDINGS. UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES AND POORLY CONSTRUCTED
STRUCTURES ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE WRAPPED UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE
WEATHER CONDITIONS COMPLETELY DETERIORATE. ANY REMAINING EVACUATIONS
AND RELOCATIONS SHOULD BE EXPEDITED BEFORE THE ONSET OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WIND.
KEEP CELL PHONES WELL CHARGED AND HANDY. ALSO, CELL PHONE CHARGERS
FOR AUTOMOBILES CAN BE HELPFUL AFTER THE STORM. LOCATE YOUR CHARGERS
AND KEEP THEM WITH YOUR CELL PHONE.
BE SURE YOU KNOW THE NAME OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH YOU ARE RESIDING.
CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. BE READY TO ADAPT TO POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.
