Tropical Storm Debby could bring catastrophic flash flooding to Georgia, South Carolina after killing 5: Live updates
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Tropical Storm Debby will likely bring “catastrophic” flooding to Georgia and the Carolinas this week after killing at least five people in the region.
Debby, which was downgraded from a Category 1 hurricane, crossed the Florida-Georgia border late Monday. The storm will blow through southern Georgia and South Carolina coast over the coming days. North Carolina should brace for flash flooding through Sunday, the National Weather Service said.
The southeast could see historic levels of rain, with more than 2 feet possible in Georgia and the Carolinas through Friday, the NWS said.
South Carolina is facing the brunt of the storm Tuesday, with two tornadoes wiping out power lines and damaging homes on Edisto Beach and Seabrook Island. Charleston is expected to see a summer’s worth of rain this week.
At least five people were killed, including 13-year-old boy in Levy County after a tree fell, as the storm charted a path through Florida. A 38-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy also died in an SUV crash in Dixie County.
Hundreds have been rescued from their homes in Florida as Debby leaves the state. More than 16 inches of rain fell in the state, causing significant flooding.
Kamala Harris delays North Carolina rally with new running mate Tim Walz due to Debby
Kamala Harris has postponed a Raleigh, North Carolina campaign rally with her newly-announced running mate, Tim Walz, local outlet ABC 11 reports.
The delay comes as Tropical Storm Debby threatens the state with significant flash flooding and potentially historic rain levels, per the National Weather Service.
Donald Trump’s campaign has since announced vice presidential candidate JD Vance will make an appearance in the state capital on Thursday, the same day Harris and Walz were scheduled to speak.
Katie Hawkinson6 August 2024 16:03
Tropical Storm Debby washes $1m haul of cocaine onto beach in Florida Keys
Tropical Storm Debby has washed up a haul of cocaine worth an estimated $1m onto a beach in the Florida Keys.
A spokesperson from the Customs and Border Protection confirmed to The Independent that 25 packages of the narcotic were discovered in Islamorada, Monroe County, by a good samaritan.
James Liddell6 August 2024 15:50
Watch live: Florida officials speak to residents after Debby devastated the state
Katie Hawkinson6 August 2024 15:44
Tropical Storm Debby is expected to send flooding to the Southeast. Here’s how much rain could fall
Northern Florida, the coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina and parts of North Carolina are bracing for severe rain and catastrophic flooding this week as the Debby storm system moves up and east.
Debby made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on the Big Bend coast of Florida early Monday, first hitting the small community of Steinhatchee. It damaged homes and businesses, sent floodwaters rising, caused sweeping power outages across the state and Georgia and led to several fatalities. Debby was downgraded to a tropical storm midday Monday.
But experts say the worst is yet to come as the storm system is expected to stall over the Southeast region.
Associated Press6 August 2024 15:37
Mapped: Tracking Tropical Storm Debby as it charts path through southeast US
The storm continues to drift through southern Georgia and eastern South Carolina as of Tuesday after crossing the Florida-Georgia border on Monday evening.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has urged both states to prepare for “catastrophic flooding,” in an update on Tuesday morning. Deadly hazards remain in Florida including downed power lines and severe flooding, the NHC added.
Myriam Page, James Liddell6 August 2024 15:19
At least five dead from Tropical Storm Debby
At least five people have been killed by Tropical Storm Debby as it blows through the southeast.
A 64-year-old truck driver died when his vehicle flipped over in Florida amid heavy rain. The driver lost control on Florida’s I-75, local outlet Fox 13 reports.
In Dixie County, Florida, a 38-year-old woman and 12-year-old boy also died when their car crashed into a guardrail on Sunday night, just ahead of Debby making landfall, local outlet WCTV reports.
A 13-year-old boy also died in Fanning Springs, Florida after a tree crashed into his mobile home on Monday morning. That same day, a 19-year-old in Moultrie, Georgia, died on when a tree fell onto his home.
Katie Hawkinson6 August 2024 14:45
Savannah mayor ‘terrified’ of ‘unprecedented’ tropical storm
Savannah’s mayor Van Johnson said that he was “terrified” ahead of Georgia’s coastal city bracing for Tropical Storm Debby’s torrential conditions on Monday evening.
“We plan for a once-in-a-century storm, we don’t plan for a once-in-a-millennium type storm, and that’s where we are right now,” Johnson told CNN.
The storm approached the Florida-Georgia border late on Monday evening, and is expected to continue drifting towards coastal Georgia and South Carolina throughout the week before making its way to the Atlantic Ocean.
James Liddell6 August 2024 14:10
Watch: Savannah schools close in wake of devastating Tropical Storm Debby
James Liddell6 August 2024 13:50
Debby to drift in ‘slow motion’ offshore of Georgia coast later today
Tropical Storm Debby is expected to drift offshore Georgia’s coastline later on Tuesday, the National Hurricane said in an 8am ET update.
It is continuing to move northeast in “slow motion” at 6mph, it added. Debby is predicted to drift back inland over South Carolina on Thursday.
James Liddell6 August 2024 13:30
Cars flipped and Walmart shopping carts ‘flying in air’ after suspected South Carolina tornado
A possible tornado allegedly caused cars to flip over and Walmart shopping carts to “fly in the air” in South Carolina.
Moncks Corner Mayor Thomas Hamilton Jr claimed that a tornado struck near Highway 52 in the Berkeley County town early on Tuesday morning.
“We had minor injuries from the glass at Walmart,” he told local news station Live 5 News.
He added that “shopping carts were flying in the air” around one local resident who he said sustained minor injuries.
Hamilton also said that an RV was seen flipped as local fire services and police responded to the scene who are working on so-called hurricane shifts.
Pictures taken by the mayor and obtained by WCBD-TV show two damaged white pick-up trucks – one flipped completely upside down on top of the other.
James Liddell6 August 2024 13:10