Residents along the Gulf coast took a big sigh of relief as Tropical Storm Arlene, the first named storm of the hurricane season, blew ashore bringing rain, wind and a few spoiled weekend plans, but not much else.
On Friday, the National Weather Service issued a hurricane warning for sections of Florida along the Gulf Coast as the storm approached. Fortunately, by Saturday evening, Arlene remained a tropical storm, dumping up to six inches of rain from Florida to Mississippi. Winds reached a sustained speed of 50 mph, the National Weather Service said.
There were some reports of minor flooding and power outages, but the storm did not materialize into a feared hurricane. Some Floridians still have not recovered from last year's unprecedented season when four hurricanes crossed the state, the roofs of their homes still covered with tarps.
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