How Rare is Tropical Storm Double Trouble?
By David Royse, Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) _ The prospect that a tropical storm and a hurricane could strike Florida on the same day is something meteorologists say they have never seen. “It’s almost unheard of,” state meteorologist Ben Nelson said. Disaster officials are keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Bonnie as it spins toward the Florida Panhandle, bringing heavy rains that could cause flooding. The other eye is trained on Hurricane Charley, aimed at the Florida Keys at the opposite end of the state. Bonnie was expected to come ashore southwest of Tallahassee Thursday afternoon, with Charley hitting the Keys late Thursday or Friday morning. Charley also could hit the mainland later Friday. There is a rare phenomenon called the Fujiwara effect, where two storms can essentially collide and spin around each other, but meteorologists said that’s not likely to happen with Bonnie and Charley. Florida emergency officials have faced large storms and wildfires in the past, b
