Tropical Storm Debby Swirls Over Atlantic
August 7, 2024 4:32AM PDT
A man takes photos of the surf pushed by winds from Tropical Storm Debby as they break over the sea wall in Cedar Key, Fla., on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Christopher O’Meara)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — 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.
Debby was centered east of Savannah on Wednesday morning.
The system has already stirred up tornadoes and submerged streets in waist-high floodwaters.
The storm was forecast to move relatively slowly across southern states, with staggering rainfall totals possible in some areas.
The latest forecast says Debby could restrengthen over the ocean and then move inland again in South Carolina by Thursday.
Debby made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast early Monday as a hurricane.
At least six people have died.
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