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Tropical Storm Debby: Busch Gardens closes ahead of storm

By FOX 13 News Staff
Published  August 4, 2024 9:48am EDT
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Tropical Storm Debby to impact Bay Area on Sunday

FOX 13 Meteorologists are keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Debby, which will impact the Bay Area on Sunday with heavy down pours throughout the day.

TAMPA, Fla. - A Tampa theme park will be closed on Sunday as Tropical Storm Debby skirts the state of Florida before making landfall in the Big Bend area. 

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay will be closed on Sunday due to inclement weather from the storm. 

Tropical Storm Debby is strengthening as it moves through the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to become at least a Category 1 hurricane before it makes landfall. 

READ: Emergency shelters open in Tampa Bay Area as Tropical Storm Debby heads for Florida

The Bay Area will experience heavy rains and wind gusts throughout the day on Sunday. A tornado warning was also issued Sunday morning for a portion of Hardee, DeSoto and Manatee Counties, but it has since been lifted. 

The theme park says it plans to reopen on Monday at 10 a.m. 

Click here to see a list of additional Bay Area closures.  

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