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Hurricane Debby: when will it hit the Florida coastline, where will it hit and what are the affected areas?
Here are the areas in the United States that are set to be most affected by Hurricane Debby.
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Hurricane Debby is set to bring floods to Florida, with the official public advisory warning of ”life-threatening storm surge in portions of Florida and major flooding in the southeastern United States”.
The National Hurricane Center said in an advisory at 2 a.m. ET that Debby is whirling at speeds of 80 mph and at the time was just 40 miles west of the Floridian island of Cedar Key. Preparations are already being made as far as Georgia and South Carolina, and the winds are expected to be moving at 85mph as she hits the coastline.
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What areas will be most affected by flooding and strong winds?
Near Steinhatchee, Florida:
Alerts: Hurricane warning, storm surge warning, flood watch, tornado watch
Winds: 65-85 mph with gusts up to 95 mph expected. Peak winds through Monday evening
Storm surge: 7-10 feet, with peak surge through Monday evening
Rainfall: Up to 10-15 inches possible, with peak through Monday afternoon
Tornadoes: Possible until 6 a.m. Monday
Tallahassee, Florida
Alerts: Tropical storm warning and flood watch
Winds: 10-20 mph with possible gusts up to 30 mph. Winds could exceed 50 mph and will peak through late Monday afternoon
Rainfall: 4-8 inches possible, peaking through early Monday afternoon
Jacksonville, Florida
Alerts: Tropical storm warning, flood watch, tornado watch
Winds: 15-25 mph with gusts as high as 50 mph, peaking from Monday night to Tuesday morning
Storm surge: 1-3 feet possible
Rainfall: 4-8 inches, peaking from Monday morning to Wednesday evening
Tornadoes: Possible until 6 a.m. Monday
Savannah, Georgia
Alerts: Tropical storm warning, flood watch, storm surge warning
Winds: 30-40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph, peaking from Tuesday evening to Wednesday afternoon
Storm surge: 2-4 feet, with peak surge beginning Monday afternoon
Rainfall: 12-18 inches, peaking from Monday afternoon to Wednesday evening
Charleston, South Carolina
Alerts: Tropical storm warning, flood watch, storm surge warning
Winds: 25-45 mph with gusts to 45 mph, peaking from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday
Storm surge: 2-4 feet, with peak beginning Monday afternoon
Rainfall: 12-18 inches with totals up to 30 inches, peaking Monday night to Thursday night
List of warnings and alerts
Hurricane warning: In effect for the Florida coast from Yankeetown to Indian Pass
Tropical storm warning: In effect for the Florida coast south of Yankeetown to Boca Grande; west of Indian Pass to Mexico Beach; from St. Augustine to South Santee River, South Carolina
Storm surge watch: In effect for the Florida coast from Englewood northward to the middle of Longboat Key, including Charlotte Harbor
Storm surge warning: In effect for the Florida coast from the middle of Longboat Key northward to Indian Pass, including Tampa Bay; along the Georgia and South Carolina coast from the mouth of the St. Mary’s River to South Santee River
When will Hurricane Debby hit the Florida coastline?
“On the forecast track”, say the National Hurricane Center, “the center will reach the Florida Big Bend coast later this morning.
Debby is then expected to move slowly across northern Florida and southern Georgia late today and Tuesday, and be near the Georgia coast by Tuesday night.”
They add that the strength will decrease as she moves inland; currently, the storm is moving to the north-northeast at 12 mph.