
MIAMI (WSVN) - The National Weather Service has issued a Hurricane Watch that extends from the Florida Keys to Deerfield Beach, and a Tropical Storm Warning in the regionhas been expnaded to include Broward and Palm Beach counties, as Tropical Storm Eta moves toward South Florida.
A hurricane watch means hurricane-force winds are possible in the area within the next 48 hours.
A tropical storm warning means tropical storm-force winds are possible in the area within the next 36 hours.
4 PM ADVISORY- #Eta moving away from the Cayman Islands & toward the coast of Central Cuba. Hurricane & storm Surge Watches issued for South #Florida and the Florida Keys. @wsvn @7Weather #flwx pic.twitter.com/SxQAsFvdqH
— Vivian Gonzalez (@VivianGonzalez7) November 7, 2020
As of the 4 p.m. advisory, Eta was a Tropical Storm with 60 mile per hour winds THe storm was moving northeast at 16 miles per hour and was located about 85 miles north-northwest of Grand Cayman.
Residents should be making efforts to protect property at this time, as wind damage could occur with winds gusting anywhere around 60 mph.
[Click here] to see the latest forecast track from the National Hurricane Center.
Friday evening, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez declared a state of emergency for the county and will open a shelter Saturday at 2 p.m.
Saturday afternoon, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in the following counties:
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