Tropical storm warning remains in effect for Dry Tortugas No description found
FLORIDA KEYS, Fla. – Monroe County’s tropical storm warning remained in effect on Monday afternoon for the Dry Tortugas.
The coastal flood warning was also in effect for the Upper Keys, along with Islamorada and Marathon. Officials anticipate storm drains will overflow and many seawalls and docks will be overtopped.
Schools, Key West and Lower Keys Transit, and garbage collectors will resume operations on Tuesday, but it will be delayed by one day.
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Local 10 viewer picture of effects of Eta in South Florida.
Local 10 viewer picture of effects of Eta in South Florida.
Local 10 viewer picture of effects of Eta in South Florida.
Local 10 viewer picture of effects of Eta in South Florida.
Local 10 viewer picture of effects of Eta in South Florida.
Local 10 viewer picture of effects of Eta in South Florida.
Local 10 viewer picture of effects of Eta in South Florida.
Local 10 viewer picture of effects of Eta in South Florida.
Local 10 viewer picture of effects of Eta in South Florida.
Palm trees sway in the wind in front of historic Art Deco hotels, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, on Miami Beach, Florida's famed South Beach. A strengthening Tropical Storm Eta cut across Cuba on Sunday, and forecasters say it's likely to be a hurricane before hitting the Florida Keys Sunday night or Monday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
A couple pauses to read a sign on a business shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic, and now sandbagged against flooding, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, on Miami Beach, Florida's famed South Beach. A strengthening Tropical Storm Eta cut across Cuba on Sunday, and forecasters say it's likely to be a hurricane before hitting the Florida Keys Sunday night or Monday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
A couple walks along the beach during a downpour, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, on Miami Beach, Florida's famed South Beach. A strengthening Tropical Storm Eta cut across Cuba on Sunday, and forecasters say it's likely to be a hurricane before hitting the Florida Keys Sunday night or Monday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Key West bracing for wicked weather from Eta
A normally bustling Ocean Drive is shown during a downpour, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, on Miami Beach, Florida's famed South Beach. A strengthening Tropical Storm Eta cut across Cuba on Sunday, and forecasters say it's likely to be a hurricane before hitting the Florida Keys Sunday night or Monday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Local 10 viewer picture of effects of Eta in South Florida.
Local 10 viewer picture of effects of Eta in South Florida.
Local 10 viewer picture of effects of Eta in South Florida.
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