This NOAA satellite image taken Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 1:45 PM EDT shows Tropical Storm Andrea over the eastern Gulf with widespread rain and gusty winds over Florida and parts of Alabama and Georgia. Partly to mostly cloudy skies over much of the Caribbean with scattered rain showers over the Bahamas and western Cuba
Tropical Storm Andrea drenched much of the state and spun off at least eight tornadoes, including three in Broward and Palm Beach counties alone, as it headed for landfall Thursday afternoon along Florida’s Big Bend.
While the tornado threat would remain through the night until Andrea had dragged its big, sloppy tail across the peninsula, Florida emergency managers reported no deaths or major property damage. Intense rain bands dumped upwards of six inches in some areas but Andrea was traveling so briskly that flooding appeared minimal in initial reports.
“This one, fortunately, is a fast-moving storm,’’ said Florida Gov. Rick Scott during an afternoon briefing. Andrea was expected to cross the state by midnight and soak the Atlantic coast from Georgia to Maine over the next few days. Still, Scott said, Andrea had served as a reminder for residents to be prepared for what experts predict will be a busy hurricane season.
The tornadoes and waterspouts reported across the state were Andrea’s most unsettling impact but they did mostly minor damage. One that touched down at about 6:40 a.m. in The Acreage in western Palm Beach County ripped off roof shingles, broke windows, battered garage doors, uprooted trees and flipped one 30-foot boat on its side.
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