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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tropical Storm Debby is expected to go a hurricane earlier it hits landfall successful the Big Bend of Florida aboriginal Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
In an 11 a.m. update, the NHC said the tempest is continuing to fortify arsenic it approaches the state, showing maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. A large flood menace is looming implicit the state.
Forecasters expect the tempest to go Category 1 hurricane spot arsenic it makes landfall successful the Panhandle astir St. Marks.
As the tempest moves north, with a gradual crook to the close on the westbound coast, dense winds and rainfall are to beryllium expected. The little Florida Keys and Southwest Florida are already being deed with the outer rainbands of the storm.
The Tampa Bay country is presently nether a tempest surge ticker and rainfall is expected Sunday afternoon. Florida's Big Bend is bracing for dense rainfall and flooding and is nether a tempest surge warning.
The way shows a rainfall imaginable of 6 to 12 inches, with a maximum imaginable of 18 inches done Thursday for Florida.
"Hide from the wind, tally from the water," Governor Ron DeSantis said successful a property league Sunday morning.
DeSantis besides advised Floridians to enactment prepared with tempest essentials and to bring each outdoor items wrong truthful immoderate debris doesn't harm your location oregon others.
After landfall, the NHC said the strategy is expected to dilatory down and crook northeastward towards Georgia connected Monday and Tuesday.
