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Debby makes landfall in Florida
Hurricane Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee, Florida, on Monday morning, the National Hurricane Center said.
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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.
Last Updated: August 5, 2024, 7:09 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.
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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.
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10 hours and 54 minutes ago
Debby approaches landfall with 80 mph winds
Hurricane Debby is "very near" landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said at 5 a.m. ET.
"Expected to bring life-threatening storm surge in portions of Florida and major flooding in the southeastern United States," the center said in an update.
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The Category 1 storm had maximum sustained winds of an about 80 mph as it approached Big Bend, a northern area near the Panhandle, the center said.
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Debby strengthens, with maximum sustained winds up to 80 mph
Hurricane Debby continued to strengthen, with maximum sustained winds rising to 80 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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More than 10 inches of rain fell on the west coast of Florida, around the Tampa Bay area, where water rescues have been on going near Clearwater. Significant flooding also has been reported in Fort Myers area.
Storm surge has been rising quickly now along the Big Bend area in Florida, from Cedar Key to Keaton Beach, where up to 10 feet of Gulf water could inundate the coastline. The storm is forecast to make landfall in that area on Monday morning.
-ABC News' Max Golembo
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Coast Guard rescues 2 adrift in sailboat off Florida coast
Two people were rescued Sunday from a boat that was adrift in about 20-foot seas off the coast of Boca Grande, Florida, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The boaters were airlifted from their 34-foot sailboat after the vessel lost its sail about 73 miles off shore, the guard said.
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The sailboat had been on course for Tarpon Springs from Key West, officials said. A friend of the boaters contacted to the Coast Guard at about 5 p.m. Saturday, telling officials they had missed their check-in.
"We received an updated satellite position from the boaters' friend, which led to them being successfully located," Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Hooper, a search and rescue mission coordinator, said in a statement.
The boaters were rescued by a crew on an Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at about 11 a.m. on Sunday, the Coast Guard said. They had been adrift in seas that were between 15 and 20 feet, with wind speeds at about 50 knots. Visibility was low.
The names of the people on the boat were not released.
-ABC News' Victoria Arancio
