Tropical Storm Debby continues to bring flooding rains to Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas

Tropical Storm Debby has maximum sustained winds of 75 km/h with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast on Wednesday and Thursday. Debby is expected to bring a significant risk of flash flooding over portions of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina over the next few days.

Tropical storm conditions are expected over portions of the tropical storm warning area along the northeastern Florida and Georgia coasts through this morning. Tropical storm conditions are expected to continue along the coast of South Carolina within the tropical storm warning area through Thursday night. Tropical storm conditions are possible within the tropical storm watch area in North Carolina beginning Wednesday night.

Storm surge and tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline. The water could reach 2 to 4 feet from Altamaha Sound, GA to Cape Fear, NC.

Debby is expected to produce potentially historic rainfall totals of 10 to 20 inches, with maximum amounts of 25 inches, bringing areas of catastrophic flooding across portions of southeast Georgia, the eastern half of South Carolina, and southeast North Carolina through Friday.

From northern North Carolina through portions of the Mid-Atlantic States, 4 to 8 inches of rainfall, with local amounts to 12 inches, are expected through Sunday morning.

An additional scattered 1 to 2 inches of rainfall, with maximum amounts of 4 inches is possible across western portion of the Central Florida Peninsula today which may aggravate any ongoing flooding conditions.

Tornadoes are possible over coastal South Carolina tonight through early Wednesday morning.

Swells generated by Debby are expected to affect much of the Gulf coast of Florida through tonight. Swells will continue to affect the Southeast U.S. coast through the end of the week. These conditions are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.