Tropical Storm Debby is taking a breather over the western Atlantic ocean but it will douse the coastal Carolinas again before it slowly marches north.
Savannah Fire Advanced Firefighters Andrew Stevenson, front, and Ron Strauss carry food to residents in the Tremont Park neighborhood that where stranded in flooding from Tropical Storm Debby, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. is taking a breather over the western Atlantic ocean but it isn’t done dousing the coastal Carolinas before it slowly marches north.
In one Savannah neighborhood, firefighters used boats to evacuate some residents and waded through floodwaters to deliver bottled water and other supplies to those who refused to leave. Up to 15 inches of rain was expected in some places in the Carolinas, totals that are close to what the region saw in a historic flood from Hurricane Matthew in 2016. Two years later, many of those records were broken during Hurricane Florence. Both storms killed dozens.“The effects of Debby are far-reaching, and our neighboring states are facing significant challenges,” Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said., such as Wilmington and the Outer Banks.
Close to a foot fell down-coast from Charleston to Savannah, where the National Weather Service reported 6.68 inches just on Monday. That’s already a month’s worth in a single day: In all of August 2023, the city got 5.56 inches .Crooked Hammock Brewery in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, decided to close early Tuesday.
Officials said it may take two weeks to fully assess the damage in parts of north-central Florida as they wait for rivers to crest.
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