Strong thunderstorms off Indian Rocks Beach

Posted Aug 4, 2009 by TBO.com

Updated Aug 4, 2009 at 10:09 AM

The weather service says a group of thunderstorms is moving toward shore near Indian Rocks Beach and Tarpon Springs. Some could bring heavy rain and gusty winds.

The storms could stretch from northern Pinellas County to Homosassa in Citrus County. The lighter rain will be in Hernando and Citrus counties.

Some of the heavier storms off Pasco and north Pinellas are producing up to an inch of rain an hour.

Mary, a caller from Crystal Beach, says she has seen funnel clouds in the storms, though the weather service has not issued any alerts about tornadoes.

Later today, the typical afternoon thunderstorms are expected to form inland during the middle of the afternoon and contiinue spreading through the early evening.