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Hurricane Debby path and tracker: Category 1 storm makes landfall in Florida

Flash flooding is a threat for Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.

ByBill Hutchinson, Kevin Shalvey, and Emily Shapiro
Last Updated: August 5, 2024, 9:14 AM EDT

Hurricane Debby is roaring across Florida as a Category 1 hurricane after making landfall Monday morning.

A hurricane warning was issued for Florida's Big Bend area, from near Cedar Key to Apalachicola.

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Debby tracker, maps: Latest storm path

On Monday, Debby will bring very heavy rain from Gainesville and Jacksonville, Florida, up to Savannah, Georgia, where more than 20 inches of rain is possible.

Debby forecast track.
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By Tuesday, Debby is expected to stall over the Southeast, bringing potentially historic rainfall to Georgia and South Carolina. Up to 30 inches of rain is possible through Thursday.

Flash flood threat for the next 5 days.
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More than 300,000 customers without power in Florida

More than 300,000 customers are without power in Florida Monday morning, according to PowerOutage.us, which tracks energy outages.

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More than 1,200 flights canceled

More than 1,200 flights have been canceled within, into or out of the U.S. on Monday, and that number is expected to continue to climb.

American Airlines is seeing the biggest impacts because of its hubs in Miami and Charlotte, North Carolina.

Sunday was one of the worst air travel days of the year with more than 2,400 cancellations.

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Storm surge, flooding major threats

Storm surge and flooding are major threats to Florida as Hurricane Debby slams the state, Gov. Ron DeSantis warned Monday.

Significant flooding has already impacted the Bradenton and Sarasota County area up to North Florida, he said.

A BMW sedan is stalled in high water on southbound US Alt 19 in Tarpon Springs where flooding remained on roadways on, Aug 5, 2024, as Tropical Storm Debby passes the Tampa Bay area offshore.
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The National Guard and Florida Highway Patrol are on standby, DeSantis said.

-ABC News’ Victoria Arancio

9 hours and 7 minutes ago

Debby makes landfall in Florida

Hurricane Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee, Florida, on Monday morning, the National Hurricane Center said.

-ABC News’ Max Golembo

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