TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Colin picked up speed over the Gulf of Mexico on Monday as it headed toward Florida's northwest coast, unleashing thunderstorms and flooding, while the governor activated the national guard ahead of imminent landfall.
The storm, about 70 miles (110 km) from the Florida coast as of 5 p.m. (1800 GMT), barrelled toward land at 23 miles per hour, more quickly than it moved earlier in the day, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
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