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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

Florida braces for tropical storm with hurricane force winds and ocean surges

A lifeguard tower being secured in preparation of a potential storm at Clearwater Beach on Saturday, in Florida.
A lifeguard tower being secured in preparation of a potential storm at Clearwater Beach on Saturday, in Florida. Photograph: Jefferee Woo/AP

A tropical storm with near hurricane strength winds and life threatening storm surges is expected to crash into Florida’s Big Bend area on the northern Gulf coast shoreline by Monday morning, the National Hurricane Center said.

As of 5pm ET on Saturday, the storm, named Debby, had maximum sustained wind speeds of 40mph and was moving off the coast of Havana, Cuba, and towards Florida. The National Hurricane Center has designated Debby with an advisory 6.

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