After causing flooding in South Florida, Hurricane Eta was preparing to make landfall on the state’s Gulf Coast, where it is expected to bring more rain and potentially dangerous storm surge.
At 10 a.m., Eta, located about 145 miles south-southwest of Tampa, had rebuilt into a Category 1 hurricane with sustained 75 mph winds. It was forecast to lose some strength before coming ashore on Florida’s west coast as a tropical storm Thursday morning.
On Wednesday morning, school districts in Tampa-area Pinellas and Pasco counties announced that schools would end the day early and remain closed on Thursday due to the storm.
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