Tropical Storm Debby forms in the Gulf of Mexico, expected to reach hurricane strength before landfall in Florida

Tropical Depression Four has strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Debby has sustained winds of 40 mph and is located about 70 miles northwest of Havana, Cuba, according to the hurricane center’s 5 p.m. ET update on the storm.

The latest forecast calls for the storm to intensify into a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds just before landfall Monday morning in Florida’s Big Bend region.

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