Hurricane Debby made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 1 storm early Monday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The FOX 35 Storm Team is closely following the latest updates from the NHC on the storm. Below, you’ll find live updates on Debby’s latest forecast track, projected path, watches and warnings for Central Florida, and damage reports.
Hurricane Debby makes landfall in Florida as power outages skyrocket to over 300,000
Hurricane Debby made landfall early Monday morning along Florida’s Big Bend, blasting the state with flooding rain, damaging winds and life-threatening storm surge.
The Category 1 storm hit near Steinhatchee about 7 a.m. ET with winds estimated at 80 mph. After landfall, power outages skyrocketed to more than 300,000 utility customers in the Sunshine State, according to PowerOutage.us.
By midweek, the storm is expected to dump extreme amounts of nearly 2 feet of rain on parts of Georgia and South Carolina.