Complex sentence: Hurricane warnings were initiated on September 17 for areas along the Florida coast from Anna Maria Island to Ochlockonee River, while tropical storm warnings were issued along the east coast of the United States from Titusville in Florida to Little River Inlet in South Carolina.
Split into simpler sentences: Hurricane warnings were initiated on September 17 for areas along the Florida coast from Anna Maria Island to Ochlockonee River. Tropical storm warnings were also issued along the east coast of the United States from Titusville in Florida to Little River Inlet in South Carolina.