Tropical Storm Fay has not lost it’s punch. It remains a strong tropical storm and is battering northwestern Florida, southern Alabama and southwestern Georgia this morning with extremely heavy rains, flooding, gusty winds, tornados and frequent cloud to ground lightning. This storm is now resposnible for at least 11 deaths in Florida and Hispaniola.
Officials in Escambia County, Florida as well as Baldwin and Mobile Counties in Alabama and the Gulf Coast areas of Mississippi have issued emergency orders concerning persons in low lying areas to move to higher ground or to report to County shelters today through Sunday as the storm approaches. 5 to 7 inches of rain are probable in these areas with localized rainfall totals in excess of 10 to 15 inches possible.
Please use the first link below for Tropical Storm information and the second link below for interactive watches and warnings.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
http://www.weather.gov/largemap.php
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