"Everything will be done to make sure all of our residents are safe," Castor said. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said special care is taken at shelters to protect people from the coronavirus, such as social distancing, and suggested people bring their own masks. Eta has weakened to a tropical storm just hours after regaining hurricane strength as Florida braces for a second hit from the storm. 11, 2020 from heavy rain from Tropical Storm Eta. Petra Gringrich, left, and Maria Gomez, both of Tampa, Fla., cross a rain soaked Dodecanese Boulevard in downtown Tarpon Springs while shopping Wednesday, Nov. No serious damage or flooding was immediately reported. No mandatory evacuations were immediately ordered but authorities began opening shelters for anyone needing them. The Tampa Bay region is home to more than 3.5 million people across five coastal counties. Petersburg and was moving north at 12 mph (19 kph), the hurricane center reported. Wednesday, Eta was located 45 miles (70 kilometers) west of St. The storm has been in the Gulf of Mexico since crossing over South Florida on Sunday. Subsequently, a tropical storm warning was issued for the same general area. Eta had briefly attained hurricane strength Wednesday morning but then weakened. Additional weakening was possible as Eta approaches the coast.įorecasters had posted-but later discontinued-a hurricane watch for a 120-mile (190-kilometer) stretch that includes Tampa and St. The storm's maximum sustained winds remained at about 70 mph (110 kph) off Florida's west coast as the storm moved northward, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
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