Hurricane Debby: Worst rainfalls forecast for Georgia & South Carolina
At least 4 dead in Florida, power outages reported in both Florida & Georgia
At least 4 dead as Debby weakens to tropical storm while flooding rain, storm surge continue to lash Florida
The Category 1 storm hit near Steinhatchee about 7 a.m. ET with winds estimated at 80 mph. After landfall, power outages skyrocketed to more than 300,000 utility customers in the Sunshine State.
By Aaron Barker , Heather Brinkmann , Chris Oberholtz Source FOX Weather
Tropical Storm Debby continues lashing Florida with damaging winds, dangerous flooding
FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray was in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, on Monday afternoon and provided a dramatic live look at the conditions as deadly Tropical Storm Deby continued to lash the Sunshine State.
STEINHATCHEE, Fla. – At least four deaths have been attributed to Hurricane Debby, which made landfall along Florida's Big Bend early Monday morning. The now-tropical storm continues to blast the state as it moves inland with flooding rain, damaging winds and a life-threatening storm surge.
The Category 1 storm hit near Steinhatchee about 7 a.m. ET with winds estimated at 80 mph. After landfall, power outages skyrocketed to more than 300,000 utility customers in the Sunshine State, according to PowerOutage.us.
A person walks through a flooded street caused by the rain and storm surge from Hurricane Debby on August 05, 2024, in Cedar Key, Florida.
Officials confirmed two deaths in Dixie County, Florida, as Debby approached the coastline.
A 38-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy, both from Crawfordville, were killed in a crash just before 9:30 p.m. Sunday on U.S. Highway 19 after their car lost control and struck a guardrail. Witnesses told troopers that it appeared as if the vehicle lost control due to the inclement weather and wet roadway.
A 13-year-old boy was also killed about 8 a.m. Monday after a tree fell on a mobile home in Levy County. No other injuries were reported, deputies said.
A 13-year-old boy was also killed about 8 a.m. Monday after a tree fell on a mobile home in Levy County.
(Levy County Sheriff's Office)
"Our thoughts and prayers are with this family as they deal with this tragedy," the sheriff's office said. "We encourage everyone to use extreme caution as they begin to assess and clean up the damage. Downed powerlines and falling trees are among the many hazards. One life is too many. Please be safe."
A fourth person died after the tractor-trailer he was driving on southbound Interstate 75 near the Tampa Bypass Canal lost control on the wet roadway, troopers said. The 64-year-old New Albany, Mississippi, man's semi collided with a concrete barrier wall. The trailer came to rest hanging from the bridge while the cab separated and fell into the canal.
Divers from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office located the cab submerged approximately 40 feet below the surface with the driver found dead inside the cab.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after a semi-truck driver lost control on the wet roadway and crashed into the Tampa Bypass Canal.
(Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, Florida)
By midweek, Debby is expected to dump extreme amounts of nearly 2 feet of rain on parts of Georgia and South Carolina.
The National Hurricane Center is forecasting "potentially historic rainfall" across southeastern Georgia and South Carolina through Friday, causing widespread flash flooding and life-threatening conditions.
FOX Weather Storm Specialist Mike Seidel shows the conditions in Steinhatchee, Florida, early Monday morning as the outer eye wall of Hurricane Debby moves into the area.
The governors of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina have declared a state of emergency and are urging residents to prepare for the multiple impacts the storm will bring.
"I think what’s going to make this much different than what we had with Idalia is it is going to move very slowly once it enters Florida – it’s going to be southern Georgia, northern Florida – and it is just going to drop an inordinate amount of water on the north-central Florida region," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told FOX Weather on Sunday.
Hurricane Debby's storm surge rocks Florida's Cedar Key
Hurricane Debby approached Florida's Big Bend area as a Category 1 storm Monday morning. Early footage from Cedar Key illustrates the significant threat of storm surge from this tropical cyclone.
Where is Tropical Storm Debby now?
The center of Debby is situated about 10 miles northwest of Live Oak, Florida. The now-tropical storm's winds are estimated at 65 mph.
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