Today may be Election Day, but Bay County residents are keeping a wary eye on Tropical Storm Rafael.
The county still sits well outside of the National Hurricane Center’s cone of uncertainty. The eastern-most portion of the cone is over Pensacola, more than 90 miles from Panama City proper. Some spaghetti models do forecast a shift to the east; however, none make a direct impact with Bay County.
The National Weather Service forecasting office out of Tallahassee says our forecast area can expect localized flooding, hazardous boating conditions, rip currents and high surf. The agency advises locals to not let their guard down with the forecasted slight shift west in the track, saying its lower confidence than usual and subject to change…