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Thursday's live blog - Debby isn't done yet

12:33 PM
August 8, 2024

Thursday's live blog
Debby isn't done yet

Tropical Storm Debby made a second landfall early this morning after spending some time over the Atlantic. This live blog will track the impacts of this slow-moving storm.

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4:30 p.m. ET

Here's a view of Debby's history as it moved across Florida, across Georgia, and into the Carolinas.

4:00 p.m. ET

Weather & Radar meteorologist Irene Sans has the latest forecast on Debby.

3:00 p.m. ET

An early morning tornado damaged a middle school in Lucama, N.C. The torando threat will continue into the evening hours as Debby's outer bands move through.

2:00 p.m. ET

A Tornado Watch is in place until 8:00 p.m. ET for parts of eastern North Carolina and West Virginia.

1:00 p.m. ET

Power outages are growing in North Carolina, where 129,381 homes and businesses are without power. In South Carolina, 12,984 are without power.

12:00 p.m. ET

Debby has brought widespread rain totals of 10-15 inches across parts of southeast Georgia and South Carolina. Some isolated areas have seen 17 inches or more of rain.

11:00 a.m. ET

Here are the details of Debby's second landfall early this morning.

10:10 a.m. ET

Our weather reporter, Jonathan Petramala, rescued a woman from a flipped car near Lake Waccamaw, N.C., after Debby's torrential downpours contributed to an accident.

9:30 a.m. ET

Winds are starting to diminish as Debby interacts with land. While some gusts up to 40-50 mph are possible over the next few hours, the main threat with this system remains flooding.

8:30 a.m. ET

Debby is currently a tropical storm with sustained winds of 45 mph. The center of the storm is inland over South Carolina, and Debby is moving northwest at 7 mph. Heavy rain will continue to exacerbate flooding over the Carolinas.

Mary Mays
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