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Hurricane Debby has made landfall in Florida and is currently pummeling southern Georgia as it moves into the Carolinas.
Debby formed over Cuba last week and strengthened into a tropical storm as it entered the Gulf of Mexico. However, due to the area's unusually high water temperatures, Debby rapidly intensified into a hurricane before slamming into Florida, which makes it the second hurricane to make landfall in the United States this season out of just four named storms.
The storm made landfall yesterday morning in the middle of Florida's Big Bend region, located between Tampa and Panama City Beach, with sustained winds of around 80 mph and storm surge of up to 10 feet, along with heavy rain on the east side of the storm. The state capital of Tallahassee to the west received only half an inch of rain, while the city of Gainesville to the east received upwards of 5 inches. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 61 out of the state's 67 counties, and various watches and warnings for tropical storms, hurricanes, and floods were issued by the National Weather Service. Airports were affected as well, with airports canceling over 1,800 flights yesterday-- led by majorly impacted Florida airports like Orlando, Tampa, and Miami International. Five people were killed across the state due to intense flooding and falling trees, and the death toll could rise as Debby continues its destruction into other states this week.
The storm is currently passing through southern Georgia with heavy rain and 45 mph winds, but the serious flooding is the real issue. Because of the storm's slow-moving nature, more rain is falling on the surrounding region-- up to 30 inches could come down in some areas. The rains have inundated entire towns while the winds have knocked out power to over 150,000 people across Florida. Around 30,000 people lost power in Georgia and another 13,000 in South Carolina are out, and those numbers are expected to rise as Debby moves through the region. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm, which will allocate special resources to help alleviate its effects before, during, and after Debby hits. A curfew has been put into place for Charleston, which started at 11 pm yesterday local time. to stop citizens from being impacted by the heaviest rain, which will hit during the night.
Debby, now a tropical storm, will roar past Savannah, Georgia and move out into the Atlantic tonight, sliding along the coastline before sharply turning back in to make a second landfall near Charleston, South Carolina on Thursday morning. From there, the storm will slowly weaken into a tropical depression as it passes over North Carolina and Virginia, and then deliver some rain to the northeastern United States later in the week as a more minor threat.
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