Hurricane Debby has made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region, which will now be followed by a halt in its forward speed that could result in historically heavy rainfall triggering flooding in parts of the Southeast. Dangerous storm surge, strong winds gusts and a few tornadoes are also accompanying Debby.
Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph at 7 a.m. EDT, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Flooding is the number one concern with Debby. NOAA has issued their highest level of flood outlook for the next few days, shown in pink on the maps below. These areas could experience damaging and life-threatening flooding flash flooding and river flooding
The National Hurricane Center stated in their Monday morning discussion that "potentially historic heavy rainfall across southeast Georgia and the coastal plain of South Carolina through Saturday morning will likely result in areas of catastrophic flooding."
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Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph at 7 a.m. EDT, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Flooding is the number one concern with Debby. NOAA has issued their highest level of flood outlook for the next few days, shown in pink on the maps below. These areas could experience damaging and life-threatening flooding flash flooding and river flooding
The National Hurricane Center stated in their Monday morning discussion that "potentially historic heavy rainfall across southeast Georgia and the coastal plain of South Carolina through Saturday morning will likely result in areas of catastrophic flooding."
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