Deerfield-News.com-Deerfield Beach, Fl-All eyes are on Tropical Storm Debby and Florida. Below are the latest official updates from NOAA and The National Weather Service. The likelihood of Tropical Storm Debby becoming a hurricane before making landfall in Florida is high.
Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 347 AM EDT Sun Aug 04 2024 Valid 12Z Sun Aug 04 2024 – 12Z Tue Aug 06 2024 …Tropical Storm Debby is expected to cause considerable Flash and Urban Flooding, life-threatening storm surge, and strong winds across portions of Florida and the Southeast Coast beginning today… …Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms possible from the Upper Midwest across the Great Lakes and into the interior Northeast on Monday and Tuesday… Tropical Storm Debby is currently forecast to strengthen while it tracks along Florida’s Gulf Coast today. Debby may intensify into a Hurricane Monday morning before making landfall near Florida’s Big Bend region, where a Hurricane Warning is in effect. Life threatening storm-surge inundation is possible along portions of Florida’s Gulf Coast from Aripeka to Indian Pass. Strong winds will likely cause significant damage to unprotected infrastructure along the storm’s path. There’s a potential for isolated tornadoes across western and northern portions of the Florida Peninsula through Monday, which is consistent with the Storm Prediction Center’s convective outlooks, which depict Slight Risks (level 2/5) of Severe Thunderstorms for those days. There is a Moderate Risk (at least 40%) of Excessive Rainfall leading to Flash Flooding across portions of northwestern Florida today where the bulk of Debby’s precip shield will cause impacts. Debbie is forecast to slow and cause considerable to historic Flash, Urban and river Flooding across portions of northern Florida through southeastern Georgia and into coastal South Carolina on Monday and Tuesday. Flood Watches are in effect for parts of coastal Georgia and South Carolina. For more information go to hurricanes.gov-‘
Source-Hurricanes.gov
