Tropical Storm Nestor is forecast to bring dangerous storm surge and winds as it slams into the Florida Panhandle on Saturday
The first bands of Tropical Storm Nestor are beginning to affect the Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said Friday afternoon.
The system gained tropical storm status and had maximum sustained winds of 60 miles per hour.Winds, rain and storm surge will be increasing Friday afternoon and evening, with the center of Nestor expected to make landfall around daybreak Saturday near Panama City in the Florida Panhandle.Warnings have been issued for parts of coastal Louisiana, Alabama and Florida. Dangerous storm surge, strong winds and heavy rain are expected.
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