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Live updates: Tropical Storm Gordon making landfall west of the AL/MS border

11 P.M. TUESDAY UPDATE: Tropical Storm Gordon is making landfall just west of the Alabama and Mississippi border. Maximum sustained winds are still at 70 mph.

Gordon has already claimed one life, due to a tree falling onto a trailer home, officials say.

STORY: Tropical Storm Gordon claims one life

5 P.M. TUESDAY UPDATE: Tropical Storm Gordon now has winds up to 70 mph. Gordon could still become a hurricane before landfall later tonight.

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2 P.M. TUESDAY UPDATE: Tropical Storm Gordon is still a tropical storm as it approaches the central Gulf Coast. Outer rain bands are already impacting the western Florida Panhandle.

11 P.M. MONDAY UPDATE: No significant changes with the 11 p.m. advisory for Tropical Storm Gordon. Maximum sustained winds remain at 60 mph. The center of Gordon is forecast to make landfall along the Mississippi/Louisiana Gulf coast Tuesday evening as a hurricane. There will be no direct local impacts from Gordon for northeast Florida and southeast Georgia.

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11 A.M. MONDAY UPDATE: Tropical Storm Gordon is forecasted to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico. The First Alert weather team believes the storm could be near hurricane strength as it approaches the central Gulf coast. There are no direct local impacts for Jacksonville.

8:05 A.M. MONDAY UPDATE: The First Alert Weather team is tracking Tropical Storm Gordon.

The storm formed Monday morning around 8:05 a.m. near the Florida Keys. It is expected to make landfall overnight Tuesday into early Wednesday along the Gulf Coast, Meteorologist Arielle Nixon said.

A tropical storm warning has been issued for portions of south Florida and the Keys.

It has a maximum sustained winds of around 45 miles per hour.

In our local area, we will have indirect impacts with increased onshore wind, showers and risk of rip currents.


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