Volusia County residents were advised Sunday to expect winds between 40 and 60 miles per hour at their peak at 8 p.m. Sunday as Hurricane Gordon cuts a northeast track across Florida. A tropical storm warning at 2 p.m. is expected to include Volusia County. Volusia County Emergency Management Director Jim Ryan said residents should continue to follow the track of Hurricane Gordon closely throughout the day and to stay inside if possible. Everybody should be on their guard until midnight tonight. People who have NOAA weather alert radios should stay tuned to them.
Conditions are favorable for downed trees and localized flooding.
Forecasters stressed that conditions are very favorable for tornadoes. Volusia County Emergency Management officials said Sunday morning they do not anticipate the need for protective actions, based on the current forecast track. However, rainfall amounts in Volusia County are expected to be between four and six inches At 11 a.m. Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Gordon was tracking northeast from the Florida Gulf Coast at 16 mph. The storm's winds were near 75 mph, just over the hurricane threshold. The latest forecast track had the storm 85 miles west of Tampa.