Posted on 08/05/2024 8:36:22 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricane Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee, Florida in the Florida Big Bend. While moving inland, Debby was downgraded to a Tropical Storm. The storm is expected to bring major flooding to the Southeastern U.S. over the next several days as the storm slows to a crawl.
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Tropical Tidbits by Levi Cowan Local News: |
Haven’t seen the Cedar Key storm surge values. Have been busy answering warning alert sirens since last night. With every squall since then, we get a new flash flood warning. There have been more squalls than I can count.
Debby is a pokey-cane. May slow down to less than 7 mph.
We’re good if we don’t go anywhere this evening.
I must go to Tampa tomorrow. My buddy said Tampa is experiencing sever flooding too.
They closed the Howard Frankenstein and Skyway.
Don’t know if they’re back open.
I suggest airboats.
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Hurricane Floyd caused the Tar River to crest at 42 ft, which is 22 ft above flood stage. The Pamlico Sound was an ecological disaster with contaminants including fertilizers and pesticides. Nearly 3 million animals died, mostly due to drowning. In Duplin County alone, 750,000 turkeys and 100,000 hogs were killed by the storm.
The northbound lanes of the Howard Frankland Bridge closed Monday morning after heavy waves washed out part of the roadway. Last night cars were getting swamped driving over the bridge.
Thanks, I’ll use Gandy and Selmon.
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Sounds like a plan.
Thanks for putting this thread together.
You all in LA and TX, keep an eye on the other storm out there. It is forecasted to go over the Yucatan and get into the Gulf probably by this weekend.
Yes, Windy.com is a nice, mesmerizing site.
The Neuse, Tar other Pamlico feeder rivers may get hit by this storm but the Northside of the Albemarle feeds from the Roanoke and Chowan whose more northernly drainage ate expected to get less as of now.
I had Windy a long time before I tried all the little control bells and whistles. Does more than i knew for the first year.
The other half of the equation is the Fujiwara "flirtation" late Tues-early Wed with the descending baggy trough out of the Great Lakes. This is why some models push it out into the Atlantic but then pull it back onshore in a really ugly 72-hour rain bamb centered on Charleston, SC. Shades of Harvey's doom loop in Houston.
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for...
* GA and SC coast from the Mouth of the St. Mary's River to
South Santee River SC
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for...
* SC and NC coast from north of South Santee River to
Cape Fear, NC
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* St. Augustine, FL to South Santee River, SC
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* North of South Santee River, SC to Cape Fear, NC
500 PM EDT Update
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About 30 MI SE of Valdosta GA
Max Sustained Winds...50 MPH
Movement...NNE at 6 MPH
Minimum Pressure...994 MB
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles from the center.
On/Off Hurricane List Mash Here--> 
Correction on movement—NE (not NNE) at 6 MPH.
Slowww.
Ominous setup for a Harvey inundation scenario.
Yes
The rain has mostly stopped.
Wind 15-20
Another day in paradise.
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