Hurricane Debby is 'very near' landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said at 5 a.m. ET.
KIMBERLY CHANDLER and CHRISTOPHER O'MEARA Hurricane Debby has become a Category 1 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.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.
Forecasters warned heavy amounts of rain from Debby could spawn catastrophic flooding in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia. Officials also warned of life-threatening storm surge along Florida's Gulf Coast, with 6 to 10 feet of inundation expected Monday between the Ochlockonee and Suwannee rivers. "This is going to a significant storm," Savannah Mayor Van. R. Johnson said during a press conference.
A hurricane warning was issued for parts of the Big Bend and Florida Panhandle areas, while tropical storm warnings were posted for Florida's West Coast, the southern Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas. A tropical storm watch extended farther west into the Panhandle.
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