On August 8, 2024, NOAA declared that Tropical Storm Debby, currently raging near the Southeast United States, is almost certainly going to upgrade into a category one hurricane before making landfall on Monday. NOAA has also issued their highest level of flood outlook for the beginning of the week. Wind gusts are currently expected to top at around 70 miles per hour. Power outages and major destruction is expected.
Florida’s governor took to the stage and announced several measures being taken to ease the effects of the storm. Three thousand national guardsmen have been put on standby, as well as rescue teams from other agencies with varying amounts of appropriate equipment and vehicles. A federal disaster declaration was submitted and has been approved, according to Governor Desantis. You can watch the press conference here.
The danger that this storm poses cannot be understated, and anybody living in the region should seek shelter and take appropriate survival measures.
Sources:
Channel, T. W. (2024, August 4). Debby To Be Hurricane Before Florida Landfall. Weather.com. https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2024-08-03-hurricane-tropical-storm-florida-debby-forecast
Cappucci, M. (2024, August 4). Debby forecast to strike Florida as hurricane, unleash severe flooding in Southeast. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/08/04/debby-hurricane-florida-southeast-flood-forecast/
Raffa, E. (2024, August 4). Tropical Storm Debby expected to rapidly strengthen to a Category 1 hurricane and could bring historic rainfall to Southeast. https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/04/weather/florida-tropical-storm-debby-hurricane-sunday/index.html
Payne, K. (2024, August 2). Florida flooding emergency declared as tropical threat draws near. AP News. https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-carlotta-tropical-weather-9728261cc1cd498245be30c92738b432
FOX 13 Tampa Bay. (2024, August 4). Gov. DeSantis holds news conference on Tropical Storm Debby [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b9CS6T4P7Y
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