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Claudette Hits Fla. as Hurricane Bill Forms

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(AP) – Tropical Storm Claudette made landfall on the Florida Panhandle near Fort Walton Beach early this morning after dumping heavy rains on the area. The storm has been weakening as it moves farther inland, with winds at around 40mph, and forecasters said it would probably become a tropical depression later in the day. But in the Caribbean, Hurricane Bill became the first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic season.

Hurricane Bill has maximum sustained winds near 75 mph but is expected to strengthen. It is centered about 1,160 miles east of the Lesser Antilles and moving quickly west-northwest. Despite the storms, the warmer weather pattern known as El Niño over the Pacific Ocean is expected to damper the formation of tropical storms in the Caribbean and Atlantic this year.

Beach goers stand beach side as dark clouds form in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, ahead of Tropical Storm Claudette.
Beach goers stand beach side as dark clouds form in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, ahead of Tropical Storm Claudette.   (MARI DARR~WELCH)
A satellite image provided by the NOAA shows Tropical Storm Claudette as it comes ashore in the Florida Panhandle Monday Aug. 17, 2009.
A satellite image provided by the NOAA shows Tropical Storm Claudette as it comes ashore in the Florida Panhandle Monday Aug. 17, 2009.   ((AP Photo/NOAA))
A public warning sign tells of the incoming tropical storm as clouds roll in over Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, ahead of Tropical Storm Claudette.
A public warning sign tells of the incoming tropical storm as clouds roll in over Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, ahead of Tropical Storm Claudette.   (MARI DARR~WELCH)
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