Satellite Imagery Shows Hurricane Debby Forming off Florida's Gulf Coast

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Satellite imagery shows Hurricane Debby forming off the coast of Florida on Sunday, August 4.

This timelapse footage, released by the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) shows the storm developing on Sunday night and in the early hours of Monday morning.

According to the National Hurricane Center, Debby was upgraded from a Tropical Storm to a Category 1 Hurricane at around 11 pm on Sunday night.

The National Weather Service warned of

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