{"id":20699,"date":"2024-08-09T14:20:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T14:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvbrazilusa.com\/2024\/08\/09\/the-latest-a-downgraded-debby-still-threatens-with-heavy-rain-and-flooding\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T14:37:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T14:37:01","slug":"the-latest-a-downgraded-debby-still-threatens-with-heavy-rain-and-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvbrazilusa.com\/pt\/2024\/08\/09\/the-latest-a-downgraded-debby-still-threatens-with-heavy-rain-and-flooding\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latest: A downgraded Debby still threatens with heavy rain and flooding"},"content":{"rendered":"<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8864793242727901\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Debby has been downgraded from a tropical storm but is lashing the coasts of the Carolinas with rain. Into the weekend, forecasters say parts of the East Coast can expect heavy downpours, flash flooding and possible tornadoes. The mid-Atlantic states and parts of New York and New England will see significant rainfall that could cause dangerous flooding. Interstate 95 near bigger cities could be affected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Here&#8217;s the Latest:<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Parts of Annapolis under water<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">In Maryland, parts of downtown Annapolis were under water Friday morning, including some areas on the U.S. Naval Academy campus. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Streets near the city dock often flood during storms and officials distributed sandbags on Thursday so residents and business owners could prepare. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Flash flood and tornado warnings were also issued across the state Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">North Carolina neighborhood asked to evacuate due to river flooding threat<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Residents of a North Carolina neighborhood were asked to evacuate due to the threat of river flooding. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">WGHP-TV reports that Alamance County Emergency Management officials had first-responders go door-to-door on Thursday to urge people in about 30 houses along the Haw River to relocate because of the flood threat. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The Haw River is expected to crest just over moderate flood stage in the town of the same name on Friday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The town of Haw River is about 60 miles (97 kilometers) northwest of Raleigh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">High-water rescues performed in single South Carolina county<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Emergency crews performed 33 high water rescues in a South Carolina county Friday after up to 9 inches (23 centimeters) of rain fell overnight from the remnants of Debby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">No deaths or serious injuries were reported from the storm, Berkeley County spokesperson Taylor James said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The flooding in Berkeley County was most serious around Moncks Corner, which was hit by a tornado in one of Debby\u2019s storm bands early Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The flooding isolated the Cane Bay subdivision of thousands of houses where officials were asking residents to stay home until the water subsides and roads clear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Dozens of roads across the area were closed including the eastbound lanes of Interstate 26 about 30 miles (48 kilometers) away from Charleston. Traffic cameras showed standing water across the lanes, which have concrete walls on either side as crews work to widen the highway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The remnants of Debby were centered more than 300 miles (483 kilometers) north of Berkeley County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Woman dies after tree falls on her home<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">A 78-year-old woman in North Carolina died after a tree fell on her home Thursday, raising the death toll from Debby to at least eight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">That is according to Rockingham County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The woman\u2019s house is in an unincorporated community called Browns Summit, in Rockingham County and northeast of Greensboro.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">On Thursday alone, tornadoes spawned by Debby leveled homes, damaged a school and killed one person, as <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hurricane-forecast-update-5bb22598f8b475131799cbd1f8de1294\">the system<\/a> dropped heavy rain and flooded communities across the Carolinas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Flash flooding hits South Carolina town<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The town of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, was hit early Friday by flash flooding from the remnants of Debby, with the National Weather Service saying it received reports of up to 3 feet (0.9 meters) of fast-moving water in roadways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">\u201cWe have multiple swift water rescue teams responding to flooded areas,\u201d officials in surrounding Berkeley County said on the social platform X, and an emergency shelter was opened at Berkeley Middle School.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The water flooded homes and businesses in Moncks Corner, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) inland from Charleston. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The town earlier in the week was damaged \u2014 including businesses battered and vehicles flipped over \u2014 after Debby spawned tornadoes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Dangerous flooding, tornadoes still possible in \u2018Debby\u2019s final chapter,&#8217; meteorologist warns<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Accuweather\u2019s chief meteorologist Jon Porter said Debby will be remembered for its \u201cvery slow movement,\u201d dumping large amounts of rain throughout North Carolina. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Some parts of the state saw 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.6 centimeters) of rain an hour \u2014 a rate capable of catastrophic flooding, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">And even though the rainfall is ending in some areas, Porter warned people still need to be vigilant about runoff from waterways that could have lingering flooding issues for several days. Heavy rainfall is still expected in northern parts of North Carolina into Thursday night, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Over the next few days, the heaviest rain will be west of the Interstate 95 corridor, especially in more mountainous areas where the terrain forces the storm up in elevation and wrings out its tropical moisture, Porter said. That could lead to flash flooding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Mid-Atlantic states and parts of New York and New England will also see significant rainfall that could cause dangerous flooding into the weekend, including on parts of I-95 near bigger cities. From eastern Virginia up to Vermont, there may be an active stretch of tornadoes on Friday, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">\u201cThere will be multiple threats in Debby\u2019s final chapter, and it\u2019s a dangerous one,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Porter said there\u2019s a \u201clong way to go\u201d for hurricane season, noting the historic peak of the season is in mid-September. He anticipates the next few weeks will be a \u201cmore active time period\u201d for major tropical storms to crop up in the Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Georgians warned of potential for more flooding<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Some residents of Southeast Georgia were warned to brace for additional flooding Thursday even after Debby had cleared out for the Carolinas, as rivers swollen with rainfall overflowed their banks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The Ogeechee River west of Savannah was forecast to reach its major flood stage Thursday night. The National Weather Service predicted the river would continue to rise before cresting at 19.5 feet (6 meters) early Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Emergency officials in Effingham County called for residents of two roads near the Ogeechee River to evacuate Thursday. In neighboring Chatham County, which includes Savannah, officials were allowing residents to decide whether to leave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">\u201cExpect water where you have not seen water before,\u201d Chatham County Commission Chairman Chester Ellis told a news conference. He added: \u201cIf you have a substantial amount of water in your yards, I would say evacuate now while you still have a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Chatham County officials said rescue teams with boats had already taken 17 people to safety from homes threatened by river flooding. Ellis estimated more than 250 people live in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Debby downgraded to tropical depression<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The National Hurricane Center has downgraded Debby to a tropical depression.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Debby has maximum sustained wind speeds of 35 mph (55 kph), as of the weather service&#8217;s latest advisory at around 4:30 p.m. Thursday. That&#8217;s just below the threshold to be classified a tropical storm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Debby originally made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane early Monday on the Gulf Coast of Florida. The slow-moving storm was positioned over North Carolina as of Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">South Carolina gets through Debby without loss of life or major damage<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said one prayer has been answered in his state with no deaths or major damage from Tropical Storm Debby. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Now he said the state is waiting to see how bad flooding upstream gets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Debby moved out of South Carolina on Thursday afternoon after dumping rain there for more than three days. But McMaster said the storm\u2019s effects aren\u2019t completely over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Rain falling in North Carolina could swell rivers and cause flooding downstream in South Carolina in several days. Officials won\u2019t know how bad that river flooding will be until the rains stops upstream in a day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Debby brought widespread heavy rain to South Carolina. The highest total was nearly 16.6 inches (42 centimeters) in Green Pond in Colleton County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">North Carolina activates more National Guard troops<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">North Carolina has increased the number of National Guard troops activated and added more rescue vehicles into the mix as rains from Tropical Storm Debby continue to drench the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The state \u201ccontinues to face unrelenting rain and destruction from Tropical Storm Debby,\u201d said Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday at a National Guard armory in Kinston.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Some 374 guard members were ready to help respond with 131 vehicles, Cooper said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">One death has been reported in North Carolina after a home collapsed in a likely tornado in Wilson County in one of Debby\u2019s storm bands. The overall death toll from Debby stands at seven.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">It doesn\u2019t look like North Carolina will suffer as badly as it did in massive floods from Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane Florence. The state has helped repair or rebuild 14,000 homes from that pair of billion-dollar disasters, Cooper said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Tropical Storm Debby claims 7th victim<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Authorities say a tornado death in North Carolina has raised Tropical Storm Debby\u2019s death toll to seven.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The latest death was reported Thursday in Lucama, North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Wilson County spokesman Stephen Mann confirmed the death in an email. No further details were immediately provided.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">At least six other people have died due to the storm, five of them in traffic accidents or from fallen trees. The sixth death involved a man in Gulfport, Florida, whose body was recovered after his anchored sailboat partially sank.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Interstate reopens after temporary shutdown due to flooding <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Interstate 95 in North Carolina has reopened after flooding shut down a part of one of the major highways along the East Coast on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">A portion of the highway around Fayetteville, North Carolina, was closed for about three hours after water topped the freeway, the North Carolina Highway Patrol said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">About 5 inches (13 centimeters) of rain fell in the area overnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">An average of more than 50,000 vehicles a day pass through the stretch of I-95, the freeway that connects Florida to Maine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Deputies in North Carolina escape injury after tree falls on patrol car<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">A falling tree smashed the windshield of two deputies patrol cars overnight as they surveyed flooded roads in a North Carolina county.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Bladen County officials posted images overnight of flooded and cracked roads in the county and downed trees. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The sheriff\u2019s office said in a Facebook post that a tree fell on a patrol car, cracking the windshield. The two deputies inside were not injured. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The county also issued a voluntary evacuation order for residents of Bladenboro, with a shelter open at West Bladen High School.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Elsewhere in the state, a part of Interstate 95 around Fayetteville, North Carolina, was shut down after water topped the freeway, the North Carolina Highway Patrol said. Troopers gave no indication of when the interstate could reopen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Road closure in southeast North Carolina due to flooding<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">In southeastern North Carolina, near the state line, as much as three feet of standing water was reported in Bladenboro. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">That prompted authorities to shut down roads into the town. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">\u201cBladenboro has been barricaded off from the rest of the county,\u201d the National Weather Service said in a post on X. The weather service said a flash flood emergency had been declared for the county.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Elsewhere in the state, a part of Interstate 95 around Fayetteville, North Carolina, was shut down after water topped the freeway, the North Carolina Highway Patrol said. Troopers gave no indication of when the interstate could reopen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Interstate 95 is shut down around Fayetteville, North Carolina due to flooding<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Flooding closed one of the major highways along the East Coast on Thursday morning. A part of Interstate 95 around Fayetteville, North Carolina, was shut down after water topped the freeway, the North Carolina Highway Patrol said. Troopers gave no indication of when the interstate could reopen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">At least 4 inches (10 centimeters) of rain have fallen in the area since Debby first started crawling toward the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">An average of more than 50,000 vehicles a day pass through the stretch of I-95, the freeway that connects Florida to Maine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Debby spawns apparent tornado in North Carolina that damages homes, church and school<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">An apparent tornado spawned as Debby\u2019s outer bands blew through North Carolina damaged at least four houses, a church and a school in Wilson County east of Raleigh, county officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The county said in a statement the tornado touched down around 3 a.m. Thursday. No injuries were immediately reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The storm could bring more tornadoes as the day goes on in parts of North Carolina and Virginia, forecasters said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Debby on Wednesday influenced thunderstorms from the East Coast to the Great Lakes. And the National Weather Service\u2019s office in Charleston said survey teams earlier confirmed four-Debby related tornadoes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Debby makes landfall again and could cause problems into weekend<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Tropical Storm Debby is heading up the East Coast as it has made landfall for a second time. The National Hurricane Center says Debby came ashore early Thursday near Bulls Bay, South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The storm is expected to keep moving inland, spreading heavy rain and possible flooding all the way up through the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast by the weekend. Debby first made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane early Monday on the Gulf Coast of Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">As Debby drenches South Carolina, heavy rainfall from the tropical storm is also expected to cause flooding across portions of the mid-Atlantic states and Northeast through Saturday morning. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">At least four dams breached by floodwaters in eastern Georgia county<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">In Bulloch County northwest of Savannah, Georgia, at least four dams have been breached by floodwaters, but so far no fatalities have been reported, authorities said at a Wednesday news briefing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">More than 75 people have been rescued from floodwaters in the county, said Corey Kemp, the county\u2019s director of emergency management. About 100 roads have been closed, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">\u201cWe\u2019ve been faced with a lot of things we\u2019ve never been faced with before,\u201d Commission Chairman Roy Thompson said. \u201cI\u2019m 78-plus years old and have never seen anything like this before in Bulloch County. It\u2019s amazing what has happened, and amazing what is going to continue to happen until all these waters get out of here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Frequent floods are part of life along the water<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Gene Taylor was waiting for a few inches of water to drain back out of his home as high tide passed Wednesday afternoon at his home along French Quarter Creek, not far from the Cooper River in Huger and about 15 miles (24 kilometers) northeast of Charleston.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">This is the fourth time his home&#8217;s been flooded in the past nine years, and he heeded the warnings this time, moving things up or out. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">\u201cTo save everything, we\u2019ve learned from the past it\u2019s better be prepared for the worst. And unfortunately, I think we got it,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cWe got caught with our pants down in 2015. We waited, didn\u2019t think the water was going to come up as quick. But it did, and it caught us. We couldn\u2019t even get the vehicles out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">A few doors down, Charles Granger was cleaning up after about 8 inches (20 centimeters) of water got into his home \u2014 a common annoyance now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">\u201cEight inches disrupts your whole life,\u201d Grainger said. \u201cYou don\u2019t get used to it. You just grin and bear it. It\u2019s part of living on the creek.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Water levels are rising as Tropical Storm Debby&#8217;s rainfall drains out to sea. The National Weather Service in Charleston tweeted that the Canoochee River in Claxton, Georgia have neared 18 feet, surpassing previous flood record set in 1925.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">South Carolina&#8217;s drama is still playing out <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">No deaths or injuries have been reported from Tropical Story Debby in South Carolina, but Gov. Henry McMaster said Wednesday that the state was just entering Act 2 of a three-act play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">\u201cWe\u2019ve been lucky so far. Things have not been as bad as they could have been,\u201d McMaster said of heavy rains Monday and Tuesday that caused flooding that damaged over 60 homes but did not cause significant problems to roads or water systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">Act 2 is overnight into Thursday when Debby moves back onshore and heavy rain returns, this time to the northern part of the coast and inland. An additional 4 to 8 inches of rain could fall, said John Quagliariello, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Columbia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">\u201cIt may not be as catastrophic as what we were saying, but we still think as these rain bans develop they could sit over the same area for long periods of time, produce a lot of rainfall and a lot of flooding,\u201d Quagliariello said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 CGHCP htMUPQ article-text\">The final act may come next week if enough rain falls upstream in North Carolina to cause major flooding along rivers as it flows to the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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