ORLANDO, Fla. – Tropical Depression Nine has become Tropical Storm Imelda as of the National Hurricane Center’s 2 p.m. advisory Sunday.

At that time, Tropical Storm Imelda was located about 95 miles west-northwest of the central Bahamas and about 370 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral, according to the NHC. The storm is said to have maximum sustained wind speeds of 40 mph, moving north at 7 mph.

A tropical storm watch is in effect for Florida’s east coast from the Palm Beach/Martin County line to the Flagler/Volusia County line.

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A faster motion to the north is expected later Sunday and continuing through Monday, the advisory states, adding the center of the system is expected to move across the centra

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