Debby updates: Flash flooding, tornadoes target DC, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast
Debby will exit the Northeast on Saturday.
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 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.
Debby tracker, maps: Latest storm path
On Monday, Debby is bringing very heavy rain from Gainesville and Jacksonville, Florida, up to Savannah, Georgia, where more than 20 inches of rain is possible.
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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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.
The National Guard and Florida Highway Patrol are on standby, DeSantis said.
-ABC News’ Victoria Arancio
Debby makes landfall in Florida
Hurricane Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee, Florida, on Monday morning, the National Hurricane Center said.
-ABC News’ Max Golembo
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.
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.
-ABC News' Max Golembo and Kevin Shalvey