According to media reports, the storm claimed several lives. According to the website PowerOutage, hundreds of thousands of households in Florida without electricity. Several flights in the region were cancelled.
A teenager died near the town of Fanning Springs after a tree fell on one of the trailers in a trailer park, WCJB reported. NBC News reported on a weather-related car crash in Dixie County in which two people, including a child, were killed.
Concern about flooding
“Debby” has been causing strong winds and heavy rain in the southern United States since the early hours of the morning (local time). According to the US weather service, the storm will move towards the states of Georgia and South Carolina during the course of the day. Severe weather warnings have been issued for the entire region. There are particular concerns about potentially severe flooding.
Tropical cyclones form over warm ocean water. Increasing global warming increases the likelihood of strong storms. A hurricane is defined as a wind speed of 119 kilometers per hour or more.
This article was updated at 20:32.
