The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Depression 19 is expected to become a named tropical storm over the Gulf of Mexico.<br />According to CNN, Tropical Storm Sally is now the 18th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.<br />Sally has already brought heavy rain and gusty winds to Florida Saturday as the storm moved into the Gulf of Mexico.<br />Flood watches are in effect through Sunday for areas of Florida's west coast.<br />In Tampa, Bradenton, Port Charlotte and Fort Myers, 2 to 4 inches of rain is expected through the weekend.<br />Hurricane Watches and Tropical Storm Watches have already been issued along the Gulf Coast from Louisiana through the panhandle of Florida.
