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The Associated Press

The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has formed

A man crosses the flooded intersection in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami on Saturday. (Daniel A. Varela/Miami Herald via AP)

Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed Sunday morning in the Gulf of Mexico on a track to come ashore in southern Florida with heavy rains and gusty wind.

National Hurricane Center forecasters said in a 5 a.m. advisory that Alex had sustained winds of 50 mph (80 kph) and was located about 270 miles (435 kilometers) northeast of Fort Pierce, Florida.

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