TAMPA, Fla.—Hurricane Debby has made landfall Monday in northern Florida as a Category 1 storm.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Debby has maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (129 kph). The storm made landfall in Steinhatchee, a tiny community of less than 1,000 residents in the Big Bend area of Florida’s Gulf Coast.
Forecasters warned heavy rain could spawn catastrophic flooding in Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Debby is the fourth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
TAMPA, Fla.—The center of Hurricane Debby is expected to reach the Big Bend coast of Florida early Monday bringing potential record-setting rains, catastrophic flooding, and life-threatening storm surge as it moves slowly across the northern part of the state before stalling over the coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina.
Read Full Article Here
Hurricane Debby Makes Landfall in Northern Florida as Category 1 Storm
- by: The Associated Press
- 08.05.24
- Source:
The Epoch Times
- 08/05/2024
Follow us
Read our latest news on any of these social networks!
Get latest news delivered daily!
We will send you breaking news right to your inbox
Have a tip? Let us know!
Recent Articles
- by: MARK SHERMAN
- Source:
Dayton Daily News
- 04/18/2025
Supreme Court keeps hold on Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but sets May arguments
The Supreme Court is keeping a hold on President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but will hear arguments on the issue in May
- by: John T. Bennett
- Source:
Roll Call
- 04/18/2025
Trump puts Italy’s Meloni in high-pressure role as bridge to EU on tariffs
“America first” met “Italy and Italians first” on Thursday at the White House, with tariffs atop the agenda as President Donald Trump huddled with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni — suddenly a key European leader who could help close the trans-Atlantic trade chasm.
- by: Jennifer Peltz
- Source:
US Daily Press
- 04/18/2025
Ex-NYPD officer sentenced to 18 months after conviction for helping China stalk an expat
Michael McMahon was convicted in 2023 of contributing to a transcontinental pressure campaign; the tactics ranged from Facebook messages to a threatening note on the man’s door
- by: Associated Press
- Source:
NY Post
- 04/17/2025
Puerto Rico hit with massive island-wide blackout ahead of Easter weekend
An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the largely Catholic residents of the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend, officials said.