Andrea chugs toward Florida's Big Bend

June 07, 2013 00:18

High winds and soaking rain started to fall on Florida as Tropical Storm Andrea rushed toward the swampy Big Bend on Thursday, but Floridians sounded unimpressed.

The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, Andrea was already whipping up gusts as high as 48 mph in St. Petersburg, the National Hurricane Center reported.

Tornado watches and occasional warnings covered much of the state's peninsula, and forecasters warned of coastal flooding as the storm neared land.

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