Tropical storm watches were issued along a stretch of Florida's east coast Friday morning. There was no immediate confirmation of any tornadoes. Preparing for the Storm; Connect with State or Territorial Health Officials; Resources for Professionals; Prevent Heat-Related Illness; Worker Safety; Mental & Behavioral Health; Safe Use of Drugs; Safe Clean-up; Staying Safe After the Storm; Food & Water Safety; Locating Loved Ones At-Risk Individuals As the storm strengthens, forecasters project it will take a path that is somewhat similar to the one Dorian took, but farther out to sea since the center is forming farther east. The tornado moved from Lakeland to near the town of Kathleen where it damaged 50 homes and another church. Derecho thunderstorms slam Chicago, leave devastation in Iowa But there was no immediate confirmation of any tornadoes and no injuries or damages were reported. By early Saturday morning, the storm was centered about 85 miles (137 kilometers) south-southwest of Panama City, Florida. Tropical Storm Nestor spawned tornadoes in Florida. We're gonna get an outdoor service. It had top sustained winds of 50 mph (80 kph) and was moving northeast at 17 mph (27 kph).Nestor was expected to move inland over the Florida Panhandle later Saturday morning, and then move across parts of the southeastern U.S. on Saturday and Sunday. "We are optimistic this will be a slight wind and rain event," said Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford.The system could dump from 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimeters) of rain from the central Gulf Coast to the eastern Carolinas, where many areas are dried out from weeks without rain, and as much as 6 inches (15 centimeters) in spots, forecasters said.Seawater pushed inland by the storm could rise as much as 5 feet (1.5 meters) as storm surge in Florida's Big Bend region, much of which is less-developed than the rest of the state's coast.Stay informed daily on the latest news and advice on COVID-19 from the editors at U.S. News & World Report.These places are the best in America for educating students at all levels.Missouri’s top health official insists a statewide mandate for masks and social distancing doesn't make sense, even though the federal government has designated the state a “red zone” for new coronavirus cases.Family of Elijah McClain, Black man who died last year after officers put him in chokehold, sues suburban Denver police.Hundreds of thousands across the Midwest remained without power after a powerful storm packing 100 mph winds battered the region.A large fire at an apartment complex in Mandan has displaced its tenants.The latest capital murder trial of a man accused of killing nine people in two separate arson fires has been delayed until January.California’s earthquake early warnings will be a standard feature on all Android phones, bypassing the need for users to download the state’s MyShake app in order to receive alerts.Boeing is reporting more weak numbers for airplane orders and deliveries.Mississippi Gov. The National Hurricane Center said a hurricane hunter aircraft was investigating the disturbance and has found that the center is forming farther to the east than pondered earlier in the day.This development is critical for the severity of impacts on the Bahamas and proximity of the track to the U.S. coast.

Weather Underground provides tracking maps, 5-day forecasts, computer models, satellite imagery and detailed storm statistics for tracking and forecasting Tropical Storm Georgia Tracker. If the system strengthens into a tropical storm, it will be named "Warm water, weakening wind shear and also the dry air is going to be dissipating, which is conducive for development," AccuWeather Chief Broadcast Meteorologist Bernie Rayno said of the favorable conditions.Water temperatures surrounding the Bahamas and Florida's Atlantic coast on Friday were in the low to mid-80s. The storm’s center could affect the state early Tuesday.“As we learned with Hurricane Florence, even a Category 1 storm can bring severe impacts, and we should not take this lightly,” Cooper said in In South Carolina, where the governor hasn’t ordered an emergency declaration, some local governments are gearing up for what the storm could bring.Myrtle Beach issued a civil emergency declaration on Friday. Everything that’s in thereAn earlier tornado touched down in a mobile home park near Seminole, Florida, northwest of St. Petersburg, causing damage to roofs and trees in the area.Minor flooding was also reported along some areas of the Gulf Coast from the Panhandle to Tampa Bay. There were no immediate reports of injuries. It had top sustained winds of 60 mph (95 kph) and was moving to the northeast at 22 mph (35 kph).A tropical storm warning was in effect from the Mississippi-Alabama line to Yankeetown, Florida, and from Grand Isle, Louisiana, to the mouth of the Pearl River. No injuries were reported.South of the interstate, the Lugar De Restauracion Church of God of Prophecy was destroyed by the tornado. It had top sustained winds of 60 mph (95 kph) and was moving to the northeast at 23 mph (37 kph).Forecasters expect storm surge and winds to increase along the Gulf Coast on Saturday.A tropical storm warning is in effect from Navarre to Yankeetown in the Florida Panhandle and a storm surge warning extends from Indian Pass to Clearwater Beach, Florida.Forecasters say Nestor will race inland over the Florida Panhandle on Saturday morning and weaken as it moves across parts of the U.S. Southeast over the weekend. He said the town was "fortunate. A tropical storm warning west of the Okaloosa/Walton County line in Florida has been discontinued.Rain from Tropical Storm Nestor is lashing Florida's Gulf Coast as the storm continues to race toward the Florida Panhandle.On Friday night, the National Hurricane Center said the storm was centered about 140 miles (225 kilometers) southwest of Panama City, Florida. No serious injuries were reported.The National Hurricane Center in Miami said late Saturday morning that Nestor was no longer a tropical storm, but still had strong wind gusts and was creating storm surge on some beaches.

Nestor was downgraded Saturday after it spawned a tornado that damaged homes and a school in central Florida but spared an area of the Panhandle devastated one year ago by Hurricane Michael. A tropical storm warning remained in Florida from the Ochlockonee to the Suwanee rivers.