Eta is Now a Hurricane with Areas of Tampa Bay Under Hurricane Watch

We went to bed thinking one thing and when we woke up this morning to find Eta has been upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane.

It’s moving along the west coast of Florida.

The National Hurricane Center is reporting 75 mph sustained winds. One mph above category 1 status.

According to Greg Dee from ABC Action News, we will see lots of rain and stronger winds will move in late this afternoon and evening.

The hurricane watch is in place for Hillsborough and Pinellas counties until 12:30p Wednesday.

A tornado watch is also in effect until 5p Wednesday.

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