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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH…WILL AFFECT MUCH OF HERNANDO AND CITRUS COUNTIES…INCLUDING CHASSAHOWITZKA… HOMOSASSA SPRINGS… CRYSTAL RIVER AND BEVERLY HILLS…UNTIL 745 AM EST. GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. TO BE SAFE GO INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO DELAY TRAVEL

Tropical Storm Nana has formed in the Atlantic. Currently it is on a WNW track moving 7 mph with wind speeds at 40mph. Currently it is not expected to affect us, but we will continue to monitor its progress.

We also have an area of low pressure that is centered about 180 miles SW of San Juan Puerto Rico that has a HIGH Potential for formation. Currently there are wind sheers that are preventing it from forming but are expected to diminish soon allowing it to form into a tropical depression today or tomorrow.

We will keep close watch on this storm as it would be possible for it to move into the Gulf later this week. Track this storm or any others on our Live interactive Hurricane Tracking Page from the Citrus County Network your home for anything Citrus County.

MIAMI, Florida (CNN) 8:55 a.m. – Hurricane Ike grew from a Category 1 into a menacing Category 4 storm in about six hours Wednesday as it fed on the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

The storm’s potential four- to five-day track for Ike puts it anywhere from north of Jamaica to the coast of South Florida on Monday. We have to be very watchfull of this storm as it could continue twoards Florida as a deadly Category 3 or 4 storm.

We will continue to watch for developments and keep our weather page up to date.

I our continuing efforts to provide you with storm information we have the sandbag locations that are now opened. Please stay tuned to our Blog for more information as we get it, including any school closures or storm shelters if they are needed. The following is from the EOC website. Read the rest…