Tropical Storm Forecast: Hurricane Debby looms

Tropical Storm Debby is expected to become a hurricane in the eastern Gulf of Mexico tonight. It is still expected to hit the Big Bend of Florida Monday morning, making landfall with winds around 85 mph. Storm surges, damaging winds, tornadoes, and major flooding are all possible for Florida with Perry & Tallahassee being some hard-hit areas. Then Debby is expected to slow down and sit over coastal Georgia & the Carolinas for much of the week. As much as 15-20" of rain could fall anywhere from Savannah, GA to Charleston, SC! Flash flood risk in these locations will be very high the next few days. No impacts to Houston are expected from Debby. National Hurricane Center is also monitoring a new tropical wave in the west-central Atlantic with only a low 10-20% chance for development over the next two to seven days.