NHC: Tropical Storm Debby Forms, Expected to Make Landfall as Hurricane

A hurricane warning is in effect for Florida’s Big Bend region.

National Hurricane Center's forecasted track of Tropical Storm Debby as of 5 p.m. on Aug. 3, 2024 National Hurricane Center/National Weather Service

Tropical Storm Debby has appeared in the Gulf of Mexico and is now expected to make landfall as a hurricane in the “Big Bend” area of the Florida Panhandle, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of 5 p.m. on Aug. 3, it has sustained winds of 40 mph but is expected to boast hurricane-force winds of more than 74 mph by the time it makes landfall on the afternoon of Aug. 5.