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08 August 2024 – 16:20
Miami (USA), Aug 8 (EFE).- Tropical storm Debby, which made landfall early Thursday morning in South Carolina, is moving over the state with maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour and threatens to cause “considerable flooding” in areas of the southeastern United States.
Debby, which made landfall at around 2 a.m. local time (06:00 GMT) near Bulls Bay with winds of 85 kilometers per hour, is located this morning about 100 kilometers west-northwest of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the United States.
Winds are forecast to continue to weaken and Debby is expected to become a tropical depression later today, before becoming an extratropical cyclone on Friday.
The storm is moving northwest at 7 mph and is expected to accelerate toward the north-northwest and north, a path that will take it over eastern South Carolina and central North Carolina later today.
A tropical storm warning is in effect for the northern portion of the South Carolina coast and most of the North Carolina coastline, with cumulative rainfall of up to 25 inches forecast for certain areas.
“Significant flooding is expected over portions of eastern South Carolina and southeastern North Carolina through Friday,” the NHC added.
US meteorologists are also warning of the risk of storm surge in parts of the North Carolina coast, which could cause sea levels to rise by almost a metre above average and cause some areas to be flooded by waters reaching inland.
So far this Atlantic hurricane season, which began on June 1, four tropical storms have formed: Alberto, Beryl, Chris and Debby.
This Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be one of the most active and intense in decades, with up to 25 storms and 13 hurricanes forming. EFE
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