BREAKING: Tropical Storm Colin eyes Big Bend coastline

Posted on June 6, 2016

Tropical Storm Colin is expected to make landfall along the Big Bend coastline Monday (June 6) afternoon or evening, prompting a tropical storm warning for Taylor County.

Weather forecasters are calling for 2.5-4 inches of rain in the area, along with a potential storm surge of 3.7 to 3.9 feet.

Summer school classes in Taylor County were canceled Monday.

According to the National Hurricane Center, at 8 a.m. Monday, the center of Tropical Storm Colin was located near latitude 26.4 North, longitude 87.3 West.

The storm was moving toward the north-northeast near 14 mph (22 km/h). A turn toward the northeast with an increase in forward speed was expected later in the day. A rapid northeastward motion is expected in the night and Tuesday. On this track, the center of Colin is forecast to approach the coast of the Florida Big Bend area Monday 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.

Maximum sustained winds were near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast Monday before Colin reaches the coast of Florida. Some slight strengthening is possible on Tuesday when Colin is near the southeastern United States coast.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 185 miles (295 km) to the east of the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 mb (29.65 inches).

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