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.
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.
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.
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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Man found dead in tornado-leveled home in North Carolina
A man was found dead in his home Thursday morning after a tornado tore through overnight, according to the fire chief in Rock Ridge, North Carolina.
"The tornado had completely leveled the house. ... We were initially unable to locate the victim," Fire Chief Walt Williamson said. "We called in the FEMA rescue team, which brought in a canine unit to help us find and locate the individual."
"The victim was likely asleep in his bedroom when the tornado struck," Williamson said.
"This was an incredibly challenging task, both logistically and emotionally. It's a lot of destruction to witness," he said.
The tornado also caused major damage to a school in the area, Williamson said.
"The school's roof was torn off," Williamson said. "Thankfully, this happened in the middle of the night when no one was there. If it had been during school hours, it could have been much worse."
Four tornadoes have been reported Thursday morning. A tornado watch is in effect in North Carolina and Virginia until 1 p.m. ET as Debby moves inland.
-ABC News’ Matt Foster and Jason Volack
Latest forecast
Tropical Storm Debby made a second landfall overnight in South Carolina.
The storm has brought more than 18 inches of rain to South Carolina and another 3 to 6 inches is possible in the state on Thursday.
A rare "high risk" for flash flooding has been issued from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Roanoke, Virginia, where up to 6 inches of rain is possible on Thursday.
Thursday night, the rain and flash flooding will spread into the Blue Ridge Mountains west of Washington, D.C. By Friday, the heaviest rain will be from central Pennsylvania to upstate New York.
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