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Hurricane Debby expected to make landfall Monday in Florida’s Big Bend

Debby could drop over a foot rain this week across the Southeast

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Hurricane Debby is a category 1 storm that will make landfall in the Big Bend of Florida on Monday morning.

Hurricane Debby makes landfall as a cat 1 Monday.
Debby will downgrade to a tropical storm after landfall.

Remember, the forecast cone shows us the forecast for the center of the tropical system. Often storms are very large which means we can see rain bands far away from the center. This means even locations near the cone will likely feel impacts.

The forecast cone is for the center of the storm. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Hurricane Watches and warnings are in effect from the northwest coast of Florida into southern Georgia.

Hurricane Warnings across Coastal Florida and southern Georgia.

Tropical storm warnings now extend into Georgia coastal South Carolina.

Tropical storm watches and warnings

There are now storm surge watches and warnings extending across the western side of the Florida coast. Tampa Bay can expect 2 to 4 feet of storm surge, while Cedar Key could experience a storm surge greater than 6 feet.

Storm surge highest near Debby's landfall location.

Debby has the potential to slow down once it moves inland. It is possible portions of Georgia, coastal North and South Carolina could over 12″ of rain this week.

Some areas could pick up over a foot of rain from northern Florida to coastal North Carolina.

Stay up to date with the latest forecast using our KPRC 2 Hurricane Tracker app.


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