By ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press writer

Florida residents rushed to fill their prescriptions and stood in long lines for gasoline, food, and other supplies Monday (Aug. 28) as officials warned people not to wait for Tropical Storm Ernesto to become a hurricane again before taking precautions.

Forecasters said Ernesto could grow back into a hurricane in the warm waters off Cuba and come ashore in South Florida as early as Tuesday night, exactly one year after Hurricane Katrina pummeled the Gulf Coast.

It would be the first hurricane to hit the United States this year