Hurricane Debby: Latest maps, models and paths

OUR TEAM OF FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST, CHIEF METEOROLOGIST, TONY MAINOLFI AND CAM TRAN ARE HERE WITH THE LATEST ADVISORY. WE JUST GOT MOMENTS AGO TONY. AND IT IS NOW OFFICIALLY A HURRICANE THAT WE’RE TRACKING. THAT’S RIGHT. WE GOT WINDS OF 75 MILES AN HOUR. CAM. I TELL YOU WHAT, IF THE DRIER AIR WASN’T THERE, WE MAY HAVE SOMETHING A BIT MORE DRAMATIC THAN JUST A CATEGORY ONE. SO THAT’S HELPING US OUT. BUT WE’RE STILL DEALING WITH A HURRICANE AT LANDFALL. YEAH, THE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANES FLEW INTO THE SYSTEM. IT SHOWS A VERY RAGGEDY LOOKING EYE, BUT IT’S THEIR EYES AND YOU CAN DEFINITELY SEE THAT DRY AIR JUST REALLY EATING AWAY AT THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE STORM. BUT REGARDLESS, DEBBIE IS NOW OFFICIALLY A HURRICANE. YEAH, WE’LL SHOW YOU THE EYE HERE ON THE RADAR AND THE WINDS, TOO. BUT LET ME GIVE YOU THE LATEST FORECAST CONE HERE FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. AS OF THE 11:00 ADVISORY, STILL NORTH AT 12, BUT THERE MAY BE A LITTLE BIT OF A WOBBLE GOING ON. I’LL SHOW YOU THAT IN THE RADAR AGAIN, MAKING LANDFALL RIGHT AROUND 8:00 IN THE MORNING. THERE. AND THEN MOVING OFF TOWARDS THE EAST NORTHEAST TOWARDS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA, WHERE IT WILL SLOW DOWN AND AND POTENTIALLY BRING SOME SIGNIFICANT FLOODING RAINS UP THAT WAY. SO THE UPGRADE CAME. THEY SAW THE HURRICANE HUNTERS IN THERE. UH, WITH THE PRESSURE DROPPING AND THE AND THE WINDS, THEY’RE GOOD ENOUGH AT VARIOUS POINTS TO UPGRADE THIS FROM A TROPICAL STORM TO A HURRICANE. AND THAT’S A LOOK NOW AT THE LATEST ADVISORIES INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS NOW. WELL INLAND NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA FOR US. UH, MARION, SUMTER COUNTY, STILL UNDER THE, UH, THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING. AND THEN WE GOT WATCHES FOR SUMTER LAKE AND ON INTO POLK COUNTIES, I SHOULD SAY. HERE’S THE EYE. IT’S RIGHT HERE. I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING. LOOK AT THE NORTHWEST EDGE. THAT’S THE DRY AIR. CAM AND I BEEN TALKING ABOUT, KIND OF ERODING THAT NORTHWEST NOOK THERE. IT’S KIND OF ELONGATED HERE. SO EVEN THOUGH IT’S GOING NORTH, MAYBE JUST NORTH NORTHEAST NOW. SO WE’LL WATCH THE TRENDS ON THAT. PRETTY GOOD ROUND OF WIND JUST OFF THE WEST COAST THERE OF THE CENTRAL WEST COAST OF FLORIDA, BRINGING IN A LOT OF WIND AND A LOT OF RAIN. MARION COUNTY, SUMTER ON INTO LAKE COUNTY. THAT’S WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE RAIN THERE’S. LEESBURG. FERNDALE CUTS OFF WEST OF APOPKA. WE SHOOT MORE TOWARDS THE SOUTH AND THE WEST. SUMTER LAKE COUNTY’S GOT SOME PRETTY GOOD RAIN AND THEN ANOTHER BIG SLUG OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. NOW SOUTHWEST OF TAMPA BAY, THAT’S GOING TO ROTATE IN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT COULD BRING EVEN MORE POWER OUTAGES. THERE’S SUMTER COUNTY AS OF RIGHT NOW, CAM 9965 FOLKS WITHOUT POWER. YEAH. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE NUMBERS COULD GO UP IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BECAUSE WE ARE WATCHING THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER. SO WE WERE UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8:00. BUT THAT WATCH HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 6 A.M. TOMORROW MORNING. AND IT ALSO INCLUDES ALL OF CENTRAL FLORIDA. BREVARD COUNTY WAS OMITTED FROM THE ORIGINAL WATCH, BUT YOU CAN SEE BREVARD IS NOW INCLUDED IN THIS TORNADO WATCH AGAIN UNTIL 6 A.M. TOMORROW MORNING. AND THAT’S BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE FRONT RIGHT QUADRANT OF THE STORM, REGARDLESS IF IT’S A HURRICANE OR NOT. WE WERE ALWAYS GOING TO BE IN THAT FRONT RIGHT QUADRANT, MEANING WE ARE GOING TO SEE THAT THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER OVERNIGHT. AND ALSO THE CHANCE FOR TOMORROW AS WELL. NOW, THAT THREAT FOR TOMORROW WILL BE MOSTLY IN THE LEVEL TWO OUT OF FIVE RISK FOR AREAS ALONG I-75 IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS SOUTH OF THAT OR EAST OF THAT WILL BE UNDER A LEVEL ONE OUT OF FIVE. WORST TOMORROW AFTERNOON. BUT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT IS WHEN WE WILL SEE THE BIGGEST THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER, INCLUDING TORNADOES. WE’RE ALSO WATCHING THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING AS WELL. AGAIN, THE BIGGEST THREATS ARE STILL OFF TO OUR WEST TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE I 75 CORRIDOR. THAT WILL BE THE CASE TOMORROW BECAUSE YOU’LL BE CLOSER TO SOME OF THE HEAVIER BANDS WITH NOW HURRICANE DEBBIE. SO AS WE BREAK DOWN THE TIMELINE FOR YOU OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND FROM NOW INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF DAYBREAK, IS WHEN WE’LL SEE THE WORST OF THE WEATHER. UNFORTUNATELY, WITH WITH DEBBIE, ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WEST OF I-75 TOMORROW IT’S GOING TO BE SQUALLY WEATHER ON AND OFF, RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND WINDS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW AND THEN TUESDAY. THAT IS WHEN FINALLY DEBBY LIFTS TO THE NORTH AND EAST AWAY FROM US. AND THAT’S WHEN WE’LL SEE IMPROVING CONDITIONS HERE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. COMING UP ABOUT 15 MINUTES. CHIEF METEOROLOGIST TONY MAINOLFI AND I WILL SHOW YOU COUNTY BY COUNTY IMPACTS AND ALSO WALK YOU THROUGH HOUR BY HOUR WHEN WE’LL SEE THE WORST OF TH

Hurricane Debby: Latest maps, models and paths

Updated: 11:30 PM EDT Aug 4, 2024

Hurricane Debby strengthened rapidly before landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region.More: Latest on Tropical Storm Debby’s path toward FloridaBookmark this link for the latest maps, models and tracks for Tropical Storm Debby. Related: WESH 2 Hurricane Survival Guide 2024Related: Hurricane KidCast: What’s a hurricane? And more answers to kids’ questionsRelated: Surviving the Season | 2024 Hurricane Special from WESH 2 >> Download Very Local | Stream Central Florida news and weather from WESH 2