Tropical Storm Debby: What to expect across Central Florida

THE BIGGEST THREATS. GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON A BUSY DAY HERE OF SUNRISE, A MEREDITH MCDONOUGH. AND I’M SANIKA DANGE. LET’S GET YOU RIGHT OVER TO METEOROLOGIST ERIC BURRIS, WHO BEGINS OUR TEAM COVERAGE THIS MORNING. ERIC, WE KNOW A NEW ADVISORY JUST CAME OUT. WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? WINDS ARE UP JUST A LITTLE BIT WITH THE 5 A.M. ADVISORY FROM 45 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR. AND YOU CAN VERY CLEARLY SEE ON THE SATELLITE PRESENTATION THE STORM SYSTEM IS GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED. WE’RE SEEING MORE CONVECTION AROUND THAT CENTER. GRANTED, IT HASN’T FULLY WRAPPED AROUND SO WE’RE NOT ANTICIPATING THIS BECOMING A HURRICANE IN, YOU KNOW, THE 8 A.M. INTERMEDIATE OR THE 11 A.M. ADVISORY. IT’S GETTING THERE, THOUGH, LITTLE BY LITTLE. ALL RIGHT. HERE’S THE FORECAST CONE RIGHT OFF OF THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. DATA FEED. ANTICIPATING A STRONGER STORM THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE UP TO 70 MILES AN HOUR. AND THEN BY ABOUT 2 A.M. TOMORROW MORNING, BECOMING A HURRICANE, MAKING LANDFALL AS A HURRICANE. SO HERE’S THAT FORECAST THINKING ALL RIGHT, THIS AFTERNOON OFF THE SHORELINE OF TAMPA BAY BECOMING A HURRICANE EARLY, EARLY TOMORROW MORNING OFF THE SHORELINE THERE OF THE NATURE COAST. AND THEN MAKING LANDFALL MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE. FROM THERE, LIFTING AWAY THOUGH SLOWING DOWN FEEDER BANDS, LOTS OF RAINFALL JUST KIND OF LITTLE BY LITTLE. WORKING ASHORE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. AND OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS TIME, WE’LL START TO SEE MORE AND MORE OF THAT APPROACHING US IN OUR AREA. AND THAT’S WHY WE’VE GOT FLOOD ADVISORIES. THAT’S WHY WE’VE GOT ALL KINDS OF CONCERNS OF RAINFALL. AND OF COURSE, WITH MORE ON THAT FLOODING POTENTIAL, LET’S GET OVER TO METEOROLOGIST KELLIANNE KLASS. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, ERIC. SO LET’S JUST AT LEAST TALK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FOR IN OUR FLOOD THREAT TODAY. IT’S GOING TO BE HIGHEST ALONG THE GULF COAST FOR OUR CENTRAL LOCATIONS. IT’S POSSIBLE. AND WE’RE GOING TO BE WATCHING THAT THREAT. LET’S SAY FROM EASTERN SEMINOLE COUNTY ALL THE WAY DOWN TO EASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY AND EVEN PARTS OF BREVARD COUNTY AS WELL. TOMORROW IT’S GOING TO BE HIGHER AROUND THE JACKSONVILLE AREA INTO PARTS OF CENTRAL MARION COUNTY AND WESTERN MARION COUNTY. POSSIBLE FROM FLAGLER COUNTY THROUGH LAKE COUNTY, THEN FROM VOLUSIA COUNTY, FOLLOWING I-4 ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO POLK COUNTY. WE ARE WATCHING THAT THREAT SO FLOODING. ABSOLUTELY. A CONCERN. MOST LIKELY GOING TO BE LOCALIZED. I THINK THE BIGGER THREAT WILL BE THE POTENTIAL OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. WE HAVE A SCATTERED SEVERE WEATHER THREAT JUST WEST OF I 95, BUT IT DOES INCLUDE PARTS OF FLAGLER COUNTY ALONG THAT I 95 CORRIDOR. BIGGEST THREAT OBVIOUSLY THE TORNADOES FLOODING, RAIN, DAMAGING GUSTS AND STORM SURGE NOT A HUGE CONCERN. SO AT LEAST WHAT CAN WE EXPECT THIS MORNING? THINGS ARE PRETTY QUIET, BUT THEN WE’LL START TO RAMP UP THOSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS WE GO

Tropical Storm Debby: What to expect across Central Florida

Updated: 7:22 AM EDT Aug 4, 2024

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Debby is expected to become a hurricane as it heads toward Florida’s Gulf Coast. RELATED: Tropical Storm Debby continues toward Florida’s Gulf CoastGov. Ron DeSantis declared counties across Central Florida under a state of emergency as they face potential severe weather risks. As Debby moves through, here is a look at the potential impacts across Central Florida.Related: WESH 2 Hurricane Survival Guide 2024EAST ZONEBrevard CountyWinds: 45-55 mph; gusts 60-70 mphRainfall: 1-3 inchesThreat: Isolated tornados Volusia County Winds: 45-55 mph; gusts 60-70 mphRainfall: 1-3 inchesThreat: Isolated tornadosFlagler County Winds: 45-55 mph; gusts 60-70 mphRainfall: 1-3 inchesThreat: Isolated tornadosORLANDO METRO ZONE Seminole CountyWinds: 30-40 mphRainfall: 3-5 inchesThreat: Watching for possible tornadoes Orange County Winds: 30-40 mphRainfall: 3-5 inches Threat: Possible tornadoes Osceola CountyWinds: 30-40 mphRainfall: 3-5 inchesThreat: Watching possible tornadoes WEST ZONELake CountyWinds: 30-50 mphRainfall: 5-8 inchesThreat: TornadoesMarion County Winds: 30-50 mphRainfall: 5-8 inchesThreat: TornadoesSumter CountyWinds: 30-50 mphRainfall: 5-8 inchesThreat: Tropical storm warning in effect and flood watches in effect Polk CountyWinds: 30-50 mphRainfall: 5-4 inchesThreat: Tropical storm watch, possible severe storms

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Debby is expected to become a hurricane as it heads toward Florida’s Gulf Coast.

RELATED: Tropical Storm Debby continues toward Florida’s Gulf Coast

Gov. Ron DeSantis declared counties across Central Florida under a state of emergency as they face potential severe weather risks.

As Debby moves through, here is a look at the potential impacts across Central Florida.

Related: WESH 2 Hurricane Survival Guide 2024

EAST ZONE

Brevard County

• Winds: 45-55 mph; gusts 60-70 mph
• Rainfall: 1-3 inches
• Threat: Isolated tornados

Volusia County

• Winds: 45-55 mph; gusts 60-70 mph
• Rainfall: 1-3 inches
• Threat: Isolated tornados

Flagler County

• Winds: 45-55 mph; gusts 60-70 mph
• Rainfall: 1-3 inches
• Threat: Isolated tornados

ORLANDO METRO ZONE

Seminole County

• Winds: 30-40 mph
• Rainfall: 3-5 inches
• Threat: Watching for possible tornadoes

Orange County

• Winds: 30-40 mph
• Rainfall: 3-5 inches
• Threat: Possible tornadoes

Osceola County

• Winds: 30-40 mph
• Rainfall: 3-5 inches
• Threat: Watching possible tornadoes

WEST ZONE

Lake County

• Winds: 30-50 mph
• Rainfall: 5-8 inches
• Threat: Tornadoes

Marion County

• Winds: 30-50 mph
• Rainfall: 5-8 inches
• Threat: Tornadoes

Sumter County

• Winds: 30-50 mph
• Rainfall: 5-8 inches
• Threat: Tropical storm warning in effect and flood watches in effect

Polk County

• Winds: 30-50 mph
• Rainfall: 5-4 inches
• Threat: Tropical storm watch, possible severe storms