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Tropical Storm Debby Strengthens Into A Category 1 Hurricane As It Heads Toward North Florida

1:30am Update: The storm was located about 100 miles west southwest of Tampa and it was moving north at 12 mph. Forecasters warn that heavy amounts of rain from Debby could spawn catastrophic flooding in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia.


Monday features very breezy conditions, more clouds than sun, and periods of showers and storms in the East Coast metro area.  The Gulf Coast and the Lower Keys will be windy with plenty of clouds, showers, and storms.  Heavy rain and localized flooding are possible in spots.  A high risk of dangerous rip currents remains at the Atlantic beaches through at least Monday morning and at the Gulf beaches through Monday evening.  Highs on Monday will be in the low 90s along the Atlantic coast and in the steamy mid-90s elsewhere in the East Coast metro area.  Highs along the Gulf Coast and in the Keys will be in the upper 80s.

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Tuesday will bring more clouds than sun and plenty of showers and storms.  Look for breezy conditions along the Gulf Coast. Tuesday’s highs will be in the low 90s in the East Coast metro area and near 90 degrees along the Gulf Coast and in the Keys.

Wednesday will feature mostly sunny skies alternating with showers and storms that will linger into the evening. Breezy conditions continue along the Gulf Coast.  Wednesday’s highs will be in the low 90s right at the coasts and in the Keys, while the rest of South Florida will top out in the mid-90s.

Thursday will be breezy and hot, with mostly sunny skies alternating with periods of showers and storms.  Thursday’s highs will be mostly in the mid-90s in the East Coast metro area and in the low 90s along the Gulf Coast and in the Keys.

Friday’s forecast calls for an August mix of hot sun, showers, and storms.  Highs on Friday will be in the low 90s.

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Tropical Storm Debby strengthened quickly in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday.  At 5 pm Sunday, Debby had maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour.  Debby was located about 120 miles west of Tampa and 125 miles southwest of Cedar Key.  It was moving north at 12 miles per hour at that time.  Debby is forecast to become a hurricane before making landfall in the Big Bend area on Monday.
Here in South Florida, the tropical storm watches and warnings have been dropped.  But our weather will continue to be unsettled for a couple of days until Debby is long gone.
Elsewhere in the tropical Atlantic, we’re watching a wave that’s quickly approaching the Windward Islands.  The National Hurricane Center currently gives this wave a low chance of developing this week as it moves generally westward into the western Caribbean.  We’ll keep an eye on it.

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Donna Thomas has studied hurricanes for two decades. She holds a PhD in history when her experience with Hurricane Andrew ultimately led her to earn a degree in broadcast meteorology from Mississippi State University. Donna spent 15 years at WFOR-TV (CBS4 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale), where she worked as a weather producer with hurricane experts Bryan Norcross and David Bernard. She also produced hurricane specials and weather-related features and news coverage, as well as serving as pool TV producer at the National Hurricane Center during the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Donna also served as a researcher on NOAA's Atlantic Hurricane Database Reanalysis Project. Donna specializes in Florida's hurricane history.