South Florida pair facing 14 felonies in forged building permit scheme, deputies say
Read full article: South Florida pair facing 14 felonies in forged building permit scheme, deputies sayDeputies in the Florida Keys are accusing a pair of forging signatures on, then notarizing, several Monroe County building permits while working for a luxury homebuilder doing business at the exclusive Ocean Reef Club on Key Largo.
Tropical Storm Elsa: Key West under warning; Ocean Reef under watch
Read full article: Tropical Storm Elsa: Key West under warning; Ocean Reef under watchTropical Storm Elsa will move into the Florida Straits Monday evening, and it will pass near the Florida Keys early Tuesday. Residents of the lower and middle Florida Keys will feel sustained tropical storm winds, 40 mph or higher.
Eta Becomes An Extratropical Low
Read full article: Eta Becomes An Extratropical LowLocation 85 miles SE of Wilmington North Carolina Wind 45 mph Heading ENE at 21 mph Pressure 29.65 Coordinates 76.8W, 33.3NDiscussionAt 400 AM EST (0900 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Eta was located near latitude 33.3 North, longitude 76.8 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the east-northeast near 21 mph (33 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue with an increase in forward speed through Saturday. On the forecast track, Eta is expected to gradually pull away from the southeast U.S. Coast today. Eta could intensify a little as an non-tropical cyclone during the next day or so before it becomes absorbed by a larger non-tropical cyclone on Saturday or Saturday night. Tropics Models at 3:34 Friday Night, November 13thLand HazardsSURF: Swells generated by Eta will affect portions of the southeastern United States coast today.
Tropical Storm Isaias: South Florida under Tropical Storm Watch
Read full article: Tropical Storm Isaias: South Florida under Tropical Storm WatchPEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – South Florida remained under a Tropical Storm Watch late Thursday night, as authorities prepared for Tropical Storm Isaias to affect South Florida and the Northwest Bahamas on Saturday. The National Hurricane Center issued that watch for the east coast of Florida from Ocean Reef northward to Sebastian Inlet. On the Hurricane Center’s forecast track, the center of Isaias had moved near the southeastern Bahamas by late Thursday night. Hurricane Specialist Bryan NorcrossWarm waters are strengthening Isaias into a Category 1 Hurricane, but the stronger the storm will get the farther away it will move from Florida. Here is the list of places that are under a hurricane warning in the northwest Bahamas:Andros IslandNew ProvidenceEleutheraAbacos IslandsBerry IslandsGrand Bahamas IslandBiminiHere is the list of places that are under a tropical storm warning:A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within 48 hours.