A driver negotiates a flooded street as Tropical Storm Debby passes just to the west of the Tampa Bay, Fla., region on Sunday. The storm was likely to become a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall Monday in the Big Bend region of Florida, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. The hurricane center predicted the system would strengthen as it curved off the southwest Florida coast, where the water has been extremely warm. Ron DeSantis warned that the storm could lead to “really, really significant flooding that will happen in North Central Florida.”Debby is the fourth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season after Tropical Storm Alberto, Hurricane Beryl and Tropical Storm Chris, all of which formed in June. We’re doing everything that we need to be prepared to face a tropical storm,” Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 05, 2024 04:28 UTC