The storm tropical Debbylocated 205 kilometers west-southwest of Tampa, Floridacould become hurricane Sunday night before making landfall in the United States.
This is stated in the 2:00 p.m. report this Sunday from the United States National Hurricane Center (CNH), which indicates that the storm It has maximum sustained winds of around 100 kilometers per hour, so rapid strengthening is forecast and the system will “become hurricane tonight before making landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida“.
To become hurricane Debby It would be the second of this season of hurricanes 2024, after Beryl reached that category at the end of last June.
According to the forecast, the center of Debby will move across the northeast of the Gulf from Mexico until tonight and will reach the Big Bend coast of Florida On Monday in the morning.
Then it is expected that Debby move slowly across the north of Florida and southern Georgia on Monday and Tuesday.
Prevent rains historical
The authorities of the CNH They are warning that Debby could produce rains Totals of 6 to 12 inches, with maximum amounts of 18 inches, in portions of northern Florida until Friday morning, which could cause floods sudden and urban.
“10 to 20 inches of rain are expected in parts of southeastern Georgia and South Carolina. rainwith local amounts of up to 30 inches through Friday morning. This rain potentially historic may cause areas of floods catastrophic,” warned the CNH.
The entity calls the interests in Florida and the southeast coast of the United States to monitor the progress of this system.
Tornadoes
He CNH It also warns that some incidents may occur tornadoes until Monday morning, mainly over the west and north of Florida and southern Georgia.
Active season
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAAin English) in the United States, a total of between 17 and 25 will be able to form this year storms.
Forecasters of the NOAA predict an activity of hurricanes above normal in the Atlantic basin this year.
According to NOAA“it is expected that the season of hurricanes The Atlantic in 2024 is expected to have above-normal activity due to a confluence of factors, including near-record warm ocean temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean, the development of La Niña conditions in the Pacific, reduced Atlantic trade winds, and reduced wind shear. All of which tend to favor the formation of storms “tropical”.
