Hurricane Debby Makes Landfall, Bringing ‘Potentially Historic’ Flooding
Hurricane Debby made landfall as a Category 1 storm in Florida on Monday morning, bringing potentially devastating flooding and storm surges this week.
The hurricane slammed into the coast in the Big Bend region and is expected to move slowly across the northern area of the state before hitting coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina. Those latter states will face “potentially historic and catastrophic flooding” this week, according to the National Weather Service.
Rainfall of between 10 and 20 inches “will bring unprecedented flooding to some areas in the southeast, with the heaviest rains expected in coastal regions including the metropolitan areas of Savannah and Charleston, forecasters say. “This is a potentially significant and life threatening event,” according to the weather service.