A tropical storm warning is in effect for Tampa and St. Petersburg as Tropical Storm Debby tracks north through the Gulf of Mexico this weekend.
According to the 5 p.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center, the storm will track west of the Tampa Bay region and track toward Florida’s Big Bend area, which is currently under a hurricane watch. The storm could be near or at hurricane strength by the time it makes landfall. The Tampa region is expected to see “considerable flash and urban flooding” through Wednesday as the storm passes, the Hurricane Center said.
Here’s the latest forecast path:
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