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Debby: Post-cyclone; new wave
Debby downgraded to post-tropical cyclone, deluging Mid-Atlantic with rainfall.
Published August 9, 2024 at 6:53am by Emily DeLetter
Storm Debby: "Significant Flood Threat" as Post-Tropical Cyclone Moves Northward
- Forecasts show Post-Tropical Cyclone Debby shifting northward, battering Mid-Atlantic states and upstate New York with heavy rain.
- The National Hurricane Center warns of a "significant flood threat" and tornado risk from North Carolina to New York.
- A new tropical wave is forming in the Atlantic, west of the Cabo Verde Islands, with a 50% chance of becoming a named storm ("Ernesto") in the next 7 days. It could affect the Lesser Antilles by early next week and the Greater Antilles by midweek.
Full details on the storms: https://data.usatoday.com/storm/
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