Weather
Tropical Storm Eta brings strong winds to west coast of Florida ahead of landfall
After briefly becoming a hurricane Wednesday morning, Eta has weakened slightly and is now a high-end tropical storm with 70 mph sustained winds. Eta meandered around the southeastern Gulf of Mexico for a few days, but is now heading toward a Thursday morning landfall along the west coast of Florida.
With Eta's drop below hurricane strength, the hurricane watch for portions of Florida's west coast have been dropped.
A tropical storm warning remains in place from Bonita Beach, Florida, to Suwannee River, Florida.
At 7 p.m. Wednesday, the storm was 55 miles west of Tampa, and moving to the north at 12 mph. Eta likely peaked in intensity on Wednesday morning, but will still be a strong tropical storm when it makes landfall north of Tampa, the National Hurricane Center said.
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Fri 13 Nov 2020 at 10:42
