A depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby on Saturday afternoon over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. It was the fourth named storm of this Atlantic hurricane season.
The Gulf's heat was set to strengthen the storm into a Category 1 hurricane on Monday, so a hurricane warning was in effect for the Florida Gulf coast, from the Suwannee River to the Ochlockonee River.
According to the National Hurricane Center, the lower Florida Keys were on a tropical storm warning , and the middle Keys were on a storm watch.
- Coverage from Florida Keys
Debby is forecast to move away from Cuba, north-northwestward across the straits of Florida, and into the Gulf of Mexico Saturday night through Sunday morning.
A tropical storm warning was also in effect for the Florida coast, west of the Ochlockonee River to Indian Pass, and east of the Suwannee River to Yankeetown.
