Aug 08, 2024, 6:59 PM EDT
Tornado watch extends in Washington-Baltimore area
A Debby-related tornado watch has been extended through 7 a.m. Friday ET for the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore area.
Debby updates: Flash flooding, tornadoes target DC, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast
Debby will exit the Northeast on Saturday.
Last Updated: August 9, 2024, 5:10 PM EDT
Debby, which weakened from a tropical storm to a tropical depression Thursday afternoon, is slamming the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast with heavy rain on Friday.
Debby made landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday and crawled up the East Coast all week.
Latest headlines:
- Aug 09, 2024, 5:10 PM EDT
- Aug 09, 2024, 3:32 PM EDT
- Aug 09, 2024, 3:30 PM EDT
Here's how the news is developing.
Aug 9, 3:30 pm
Latest forecast
Debby, now a post-tropical cyclone, is slamming the Northeast with heavy rain.
A life-threatening flash flood emergency was issued in northern Pennsylvania and southern New York due to fast-moving floodwaters.
A flood watch remains in effect for parts of nine states from South Carolina to New Hampshire due to the intense rain.
Showers with some downpours will continue across the Northeast through the evening. Tornadoes are also possible.
Debby will be gone by Saturday morning.
Aug 08, 2024, 4:46 PM EDT
Debby weakens to tropical depression
Debby weakened from a tropical storm to a tropical depression Thursday afternoon as the system continues to bring rain and flooding to the East Coast.
Aug 08, 2024, 4:37 PM EDT
Over 70,000 without power in North Carolina
More than 70,000 customers are without power in North Carolina as Tropical Storm Debby rips through the state.
Gov. Roy Cooper said he’s activated 374 National Guard members and swift water rescue teams throughout the state.
Flooding has been reported on major roads, including Interstate 95.
Aug 08, 2024, 4:17 PM EDT
Latest forecast
Rain is ongoing in North Carolina and Virginia. The highest risk for flash flooding on Thursday is across central North Carolina and into western Virginia, where rainfall rates could reach 2 inches per hour.
ABC News
Overnight, major flooding will be possible in western Virginia and western Maryland.
On Friday, the heavy rain will target Washington, D.C., Maryland, Pennsylvania and western New York. There’s a significant risk for flash flooding across the interior Northeast, from western Maryland to central Pennsylvania to upstate New York.
By Friday evening, the rain will reach Philadelphia and New York City, where flash flooding is possible.
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