Fay Makes Landfall Again; Winds At 60 MPH with Torrential Rains

Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies

Tropical Storm Fay has begun moving west-northwest at 5 mph on the east coast of Florida. This general slow motion should continue for the next couple days.

FAY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA...INCLUDING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...SOUTHERN GEORGIA...AND SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. --National Hurricane Center

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from Ft. Pierce northward to the Savannah River

NEWS STORIES
Fay Floods 8,000 Homes (CNN)
At least 7 possible Tornadoes in eastern Florida (CNN)
Tornado Strikes Florida, Damaging Dozens of Homes (Fox News)
Fay Spawns Tornado In Brevard County; Injures 2 (WKMG, Orlando)
Tropical Storm Delays Space Shuttle's Move (Yahoo! Space News)

LIVE TV COVERAGE
WFTV NBC, Orlando
WJXT CBS, Jacksonville

LIVE RADAR
WFTV, Orlando

Fay Pathcast

Loop Track Forecasts [Java Loop]

More:  Latest Advisory on Fay  |  NHC Graphics

Local NWS Pages:
Melbourne Hurricane Statement
Jacksonville Hurricane Statement
Miami Hurricane Statement
Tampa Bay Tropical Weather

Stay tuned for updates...

There is a Slight Risk of severe weather for parts of North Dakota and Montana. Also for parts of Florida and Georgia due to Tropical Storm Fay.

WATCHES
***There are currently no watches in effect***

7:35 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for McHenry and Pierce counties in North Dakota until 8:00pm CDT.

6:45pm CDT
A Tornado warning is in effect for Beaufort and Jasper counties in South Carolina until 8:15 pm EDT.

Today In Weather History
1989 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather from Kansas to Minnesota and North Dakota. Thunderstorms in Minnesota produced baseball size hail from Correll to north of Appleton. Thunderstorms in north central Kansas produced wind gusts higher than 100 mph at Wilson Dam. Thunderstorms around Lincoln NE produced baseball size hail and up to five inches of rain, and Boone NE was deluged with five inches of rain in an hour and a half.(Storm Data)(The National Weather Summary)

There is a Slight Risk of severe weather for parts of Idaho and Montana. Also for the Florida Peninsula due to Tropical Storm Fay.

WATCHES
Severe Thunderstorm Watch #842 for parts of west and central Montana until 8:00 MDT.
(Tornado Watches are in effect for Florida due to Tropical Storm Fay, Please see watch status in Fay Blog)

Today In Weather History

1987 - Thunderstorms moving out of southeastern Nebraska spread severe weather into eastern Kansas and western Missouri during the day. Thunderstorms in Nebraska produced hail three inches in diameter at Albion, and high winds which downed a large tent at Waterloo injuring a dozen persons. Thunderstorms in Kansas produced baseball size hail northwest of Topeka, and wind gusts to 80 mph at Fulton. Ten persons were injured in a thunderstorm at Princeton KS, and damage to crops in southern Franklin County KS was estimated at 3.5 million dollars. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

10:55 PM CDT (9:55 PM MDT)
Tornado Warning for Roosevelt county in New Mexico until 10:45pm MDT.

10:27 PM CDT (9:27 PM MDT)
Tornado Warning for southeastern Curry and southeastern Roosevelt counties in New Mexico until 10:15pm MDT.

10:21 PM CDT (9:21 PM MDT)
Tornado Warning for Central Curry and Central Roosevelt counties in New Mexico until 10:00pm MDT.

9:30 PM CDT (8:30 PM MDT)
Tornado Warning for De Baca and Chaves counties in New Mexico until 9:15pm MDT. Read more »

NEWS STORIES
Tornado Touches Down in Houston (KHOU 11, Houston)
Tornado Spotted in Northern Arizona (Arizona Daily Sun)

4:28 PM CDT (3:28 PM MDT)
Tornado Warning for Alamosa, Costilla, Huerfano, and Saguache counties in Colorado.

3:50 PM CDT (1:50 PM MST)
Tornado Warning for Coconino County in Arizona. Trained weather spotters reported a tornado 17 miles west of milepost 220 on SR 64 moving southeast at 21 MPH.

2:56 PM CDT (1:56 PM MDT)
Tornado Warning for Alamosa, Rio Grande, and Saguache counties in Colorado. Read more »

7:48 PM CDT (6:48 PM MDT)
Tornado Warning for Torrance county in New Mexico.

7:08 PM CDT (6:08 PM MDT)
Tornado Warning for Torrance and Valencia counties in New Mexico. Storm is southeast of Alberquerque.

6:22 PM CDT (4:22 PM MST)
Tornado Warning for Cococino county in Arizona. Read more »