Tropical Storm Gordon Moving Into Gulf of Mexico as it Soaks South Florida; Hurricane Watch and Tropical Storm Warnings Posted
By the weather.com digital meteorologists
At a Glance
Tropical Storm Gordon is now moving into the Gulf of Mexico.Soaking rainfall and gusty winds from Gordon are currently spreading across southern Florida.Tropical storm warnings are posted for South Florida and the northern Gulf Coast.A hurricane watch is now in effect for the Alabama and Mississippi coasts.Heavy rain, storm-surge flooding and strong winds are possible impacts from Gordon on the Gulf Coast.Storm surge warnings and watches are also in effect for a part of the northern Gulf Coast.
Tropical Storm Gordon is pushing into the Gulf of Mexico as it continues to bring heavy rain and gusty winds to Florida. Gordon will head for a northern Gulf Coast landfall late Tuesday as a strong tropical storm or possibly a Category 1 hurricane.
The National Hurricane Center has now issued a hurricane watch from the mouth of the Pearl River, Mississippi, to the border between Alabama and Florida.
A hurricane watch means hurricane-force winds (74-plus mph) are possible in the area indicated beginning late Tuesday or Tuesday night.
Tropical storm warnings are posted for South Florida, from Golden Beach on the southeastern coast to Bonita Beach on the southwestern coast, as well as for the Keys, from Craig Key to Ocean Reef.
Tropical storm warnings are also posted from the Okaloosa-Walton County border in Florida westward to east of Morgan City, Louisiana, including Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas.
A tropical storm warning is typically issued when tropical-storm-force winds (39-plus mph) are expected in 36 hours or less.
Residents along the northern Gulf Coast should continue to make preparations for Gordon through Tuesday morning.
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