Hurricane Debby is spiraling up the eastern seaboard after making landfall in Florida on Monday. The danger persists, though the hurricane has since been downgraded to a tropical storm. Debby is now eyeing the Carolinas, where catastrophic flooding is forecasted in Charleston. Debby killed four people and flooded streets in Florida, causing widespread damage and panic. While the inland destruction was more severe than expected, Debby could catch a second wind as she meanders into the warm Atlantic waters before landfall again along the Carolina coast. Debbie is the first significant hurricane to land in the US this year, but more storms will threaten the Atlantic and Gulf Coast, with forecasters warning of a busier than usual tropic season.
Hurricane Debby Brings Threat of Tornadoes, Heavy Rains
Hurricane Debbie isn’t more significant than other catastrophic storms, but the system’s dynamics bring unique risks. Debbie is slowing down in an oscillating trajectory, straddling dry land and open oceans feeding the drenching storm. An abetted trajectory will allow Debbie to refuel in warmer waters before pulsating jets of steady rain onto Charleston and Savannah. Residents in eastern North Carolina are bracing themselves for the sauntering monsoon, and traumatic memories of Hurricane Florence drive them to action. Although not common, hurricanes’ outer bands are known to produce tornadoes. On Monday night, at least one tornado was reported in Edisto Beach, SC. Multiple structures were damaged, but no injuries were reported.
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