Debby strengthens to Category 1 hurricane, moves closer to Florida's Big Bend: Updates

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news about Hurricane Debby for Sunday, Aug. 4. For the latest on the storm, view USA TODAY's live updates file for Monday, Aug. 5.TALLAHASSEE, Fla. −Debbystrengthened into a hurricane late Sunday, moving closer to Florida's Big Bend and potentially bringing the threat of life-threatening storm surgeand rain totals that could reach 30 inches in parts of the Southeast by week's end.show lessDebby, which formed Saturday and became the fourth named storm of the season, strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center announced late Sunday. The storm is located about 100 miles west-northwest of Tampa, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.The hurricane, fueled by warm waters of the Gulf, was moving northward at about 12 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane force winds extended up to 45 miles from the center and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 140 miles from the center."This pot...