Storm Debby inundated coastal Georgia and South Carolina with a deluge of rain that could flood Charleston, Savannah and other cities on Tuesday, a day after it slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast as a hurricane.
At least six people have died in Florida and Georgia in the wake of the storm, which is expected to linger over the southeastern and mid-Atlantic coasts for days.
Between 25 cm and 51 cm of rain was expected to fall along parts of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina through Friday and cause catastrophic flooding, the National Hurricane Center said.
The governors of those states have declared states of emergency.
More than 20 cm of rain have already fallen on Savannah and Valdosta, Georgia, the National Weather Service said.
Charleston and Hilton Head, South Carolina, have received between 25 and 30 cm of rain so far, the weather service said, with more on the way.
The hurricane center said Debby would slow down and move east and off Georgia’s shore on Tuesday before turning north and drifting inland over South Carolina near Charleston on Thursday.
Source: eNCA
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