Tropical Storm Eta is finally moving away from Florida after dumping rain on much of the state and leaving at least one person dead.Eta made landfall early Thursday morning near Cedar Key. It is the fourth time the storm has made landfall and the second Florida landfall. The National Hurricane Center said the landfall occurred around 4 a.m. with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. Strong winds reported in Volusia County as Eta heads eastFlagler Beach feels impacts of Tropical Storm EtaBy Thursday afternoon, Eta's center was moving offshore over the Atlantic, near the Florida-Georgia state line, with sustained winds of 40 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.About 2 to 6 inches of rain fell over central and northern Florida on Wednesday and into Thursday morning. Officials in areas including St. Petersburg, Sarasota and Madeira Beach responded to reports of roofs torn off and flooded streets over the past couple of days.>>> Track storms with the WESH 2 News appEta strengthened to a hurricane briefly on Wednesday morning, but then weakened to a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.Tropical storm warnings for Sumter, Marion, Lake and Polk counties were all lifted with the 10 a.m. Thursday NHC update. >>> School closures due to Tropical Storm EtaIn Bradenton Beach just northwest of Sarasota, a man is dead after being electrocuted in standing water inside his home Wednesday evening, emergency management officials said. Eta's center is expected to move parallel to the coasts of Georgia and the Carolinas Thursday and Friday before heading well east of the mid-Atlantic coast by late Friday according to the NHC. Eta first made landfall in Central America last week and as a Category 4 hurricane, then in Cuba and in Lower Matecumbe Key late Sunday. 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
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Eta is finally moving away from Florida after dumping rain on much of the state and leaving at least one person dead.
Eta made landfall early Thursday morning near Cedar Key. It is the fourth time the storm has made landfall and the second Florida landfall. The National Hurricane Center said the landfall occurred around 4 a.m. with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph.
Strong winds reported in Volusia County as Eta heads east
Flagler Beach feels impacts of Tropical Storm Eta
By Thursday afternoon, Eta's center was moving offshore over the Atlantic, near the Florida-Georgia state line, with sustained winds of 40 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.
About 2 to 6 inches of rain fell over central and northern Florida on Wednesday and into Thursday morning. Officials in areas including St. Petersburg, Sarasota and Madeira Beach responded to reports of roofs torn off and flooded streets over the past couple of days.
>>> Track storms with the WESH 2 News app
Eta strengthened to a hurricane briefly on Wednesday morning, but then weakened to a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Tropical storm warnings for Sumter, Marion, Lake and Polk counties were all lifted with the 10 a.m. Thursday NHC update.
>>> School closures due to Tropical Storm Eta
In Bradenton Beach just northwest of Sarasota, a man is dead after being electrocuted in standing water inside his home Wednesday evening, emergency management officials said.
Eta's center is expected to move parallel to the coasts of Georgia and the Carolinas Thursday and Friday before heading well east of the mid-Atlantic coast by late Friday according to the NHC.
Eta first made landfall in Central America last week and as a Category 4 hurricane, then in Cuba and in Lower Matecumbe Key late Sunday.