The National Hurricane Center has warned of '6 to 10 feet of inundation above ground level expected.'
Large stretches of the Florida coast are bracing for massive storm surges as Hurricane Debby made landfall on Monday.Hurricane Debby made landfall in Steinhatchee, along the Big Bend region of Florida's Gulf coast, according to BayNews9. Around 135,000 people are already without power across the state, according to PowerOutage.us.The storm, which strengthened into a hurricane is expected to cause major storm surges across Florida, as well as in Georgia and South Carolina.
NHC maps show the areas of the Florida coast most at risk, with 6 to 10 feet of storm surge being forecast between Ochlockonee River to Yankeetown, 4 to 6 feet in other nearby areas, and 3 to 5 feet in Tampa Bay. Two to 4 feet is forecast along the coast of Georgia and South Carolina.Horseshoe Beach in Florida's Big Bend is already seeing huge storm surges, and is completely cut off by water, according to a post to X by local storm chaser Bryce Shelton.
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