Nestor makes landfall on Florida Panhandle, becomes post-tropical cyclone

Tropical Storm Nestor lost strength as it made landfall on the Florida Panhandle Saturday afternoon.“The latest track has it moving rapidly through the Florida Panhandle, Southern Georgia and the Carolinas,” said forecaster Rodney Wynn with the National Weather Service in Ruskin.The storm is forecast to turn east-northeast on Sunday and become a post-tropical cyclone as it moves through the southeastern United States. It’s expected to move offshore into the western Atlantic by late Sunday.Nestor is moving northeast at 17 mph with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, according to the 1 p.m. forecast advisory by the National Hurricane Center.In Tampa Bay, Nestor is expected to dump two to four inches of rain.“We are going to continue to see storms and gusty winds throughout the day,” Wynn said.Some tornadoes are also possible through midday in central Florida. Reported tornadoes touched down in parts of Pinellas and Polk County late Friday night and early Saturday morning, damaging some mobile homes and causing blackouts in Pinellas.Deadly storm surge is also possible along the gulf coast up to Clearwater Beach. HURRICANE SEASON IS HERE: Get ready and stay informed at tampabay.com/hurricane PREPARE YOUR STUFF: Get your documents and your data ready for a storm BUILD YOUR KIT: The stuff you’ll need to stay safe — and comfortable — for the storm PROTECT YOUR PETS: Your pets can’t get ready for a storm. That’s your job NEED TO KNOW: Click here to find your evacuation zone and shelter What the Panhandle’s top emergency officials learned from Michael ‘We’re not going to give up.’ What a school superintendent learned from Michael What Tampa Bay school leaders fear most from a storm Tampa Bay’s top cops fear for those who stay behind

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Nestor makes landfall on Florida Panhandle, becomes post-tropical cyclone

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