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Aug 17, 2009 12:53 pm US/Eastern

TD Claudette Drenching Florida Panhandle, Alabama

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MIAMI (CBS4) ― Losing steam as it continues to track over Alabama, Tropical Depression Claudette is drenching parts of the Florida panhandle and southern Alabama. The system made landfall as a tropical storm near Fort Walton Beach early Monday while Hurricane Bill became the first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic season.

In its final advisory on Claudette at 11 a.m., the National Hurricane Center said the storms center was about 85 miles north-northwest of Pensacola.

The storm was moving northwest near 12 mph. A turn to the north-northwest is expected on Monday. On this track it will move across southern Alabama and into northeastern Mississippi by Monday night.

Claudette's maximum sustained winds have dropped to near 30 mph.

"We may see some heavy rains as a result, but we don't expect any high winds or coastal flooding," said John Dosh, manager of Emergency Management. "This event is a good example of how quickly a tropical storm can develop. We won't always have a lot of warning. This is why citizens need to be prepared throughout hurricane season."

Pensacola Beach is still recovering from Hurricane Ivan, which devastated the western Florida Panhandle and parts of Alabama in 2004.

Flood and flash flood watches and warnings are currently in effect across the western Florida panhandle into southern Alabama.


Check out CBS4 chief meteorologist David Bernard's blog on the latest developments.

CBS4 meteorologist Craig Setzer's comments on his blog about how  he thinks this system will develop.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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