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Tropical Storm Colin prompts flood warnings in Florida

A disorganized Tropical Storm Colin in the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to cross Florida overnight threatening evacuations in the states northern and central regions.

By Brian K. Sullivan | Updated on June 06, 2016
Beach goers get caught in a sudden downpour when a band associated from Tropical Storm Colin came ashore at Clearwater Beach, Monday, June 6, 2016, in Clearwater, Fla. A large portion of Florida's western and Panhandle coast was already under a tropical storm warning when the National Hurricane Center announced that a swift-moving depression had become a named storm. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

A disorganized Tropical Storm Colin in the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to cross Florida overnight threatening evacuations in the state’s northern and central regions before striking the Georgia and South Carolina coastlines Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Flood and flash flood warnings stretch from South Carolina to Florida where as much as 5 inches (13 centimeters) of rain will fall across a large area, the U.S. Weather Prediction Center said. Some areas could get as much as 8 inches and rain could prompt evacuations, the National Weather Service said.

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