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Tropical Storm Sally moves away from Florida

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Tropical Storm Sally is in the Gulf of Mexico pulling away from South Florida.

As of 2 p.m. Sunday, Sally has 60 mph winds and is moving west-northwest at 9 mph.

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On the forecast track, the center of the Tropical Storm Sally is forecast to move towards New Orleans on Sunday and Monday.

It could make landfall as a Category 2 hurricane.

The system will bring high rain chances to our area for much of the weekend with possible heavy downpours.

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