As of 11:15 a.m. on June 6, the storm has just touched down slightly off the western coast of Florida.
GOES-East imagery shows #TropicalStormColin, the 3rd earliest named storm on record during Atlantic hurricane season pic.twitter.com/Zgbpj2xcs0
— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) June 6, 2016
By Tuesday, the storm is expected to drift off the coast, and into the Atlantic after crossing through Florida.
“A rapid northeastward motion is expected tonight and Tuesday,” the NWS said in a statement. “On this track, the center of Colin is forecast to approach the coast of the Florida Big Bend area late this afternoon or evening, move across portions of Florida and southeastern Georgia early Tuesday morning, and move near the southeastern coast of the United States later on Tuesday.”
The NWS is predicting rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches, with isolated maximum totals of 8 inches across the Yucatan peninsula, western Cuba, western to northern Florida, southeastern Georgia, and coastal areas of the Carolinas—a storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to flood.
Tropical storm warnings expanded to portions of coastal South Carolina with 11 am EDT update on #Colin. pic.twitter.com/4uwV6ILj4z
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) June 6, 2016
Tornadoes are also a possibility throughout June 6 and 7 across portions of Florida and far southern Georgia.
