Tropical Storm Eta

While there still remains a high degree of uncertainty around Tropical Storm Eta's track, forecasters said it could produce up to 4 inches of rain across the region.

While the rain and wind have gradually wound down, there's still a threat of rain and flooding.

A tropical storm warning is in effect from Manatee County to the south with Tropical Storm Eta in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of an expected turn back toward the state.

Tropical Storm Eta is forecast to move a few hundred miles offshore from Southwest Florida by late Tuesday. What happens after that is yet to be determined.

Tropical Storm Eta has moved into the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to approach Florida's west coast later this week.

Eta could become a Category 1 hurricane before it reaches the Florida Keys late Sunday.

Heavy rain from the storm means the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may only be able to release water to the west. The Corps is also wrestling with saturated ground around South Florida and a conservation area in Miami-Dade and Broward counties about a foot too high.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday evening issued a state of emergency for eight southern Florida counties: Broward, Collier, Hendry, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe and Palm Beach.

Ports along Florida’s southwest coast --- Tampa, St. Petersburg, Manatee, and Ft. Myers --- have already been advised by the U.S. Coast Guard to expect sustained gale-force winds of 25 mph, with gusts up to 40 mph, by midday Monday.

Areas across the Treasure Coast and South Florida particularly vulnerable to flooding because of the wet conditions so far this fall season.

Southern portions of the greater Tampa Bay region could begin to see impacts as early as late Sunday night.

It is the 28th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. With a month left, it tied the mark set in 2005.