Severe Weather Watch: Tracking Helene

Severe Weather Watch: Tracking Helene

Severe Weather Watch: Tracking Helene

As of Tuesday morning, now Tropical Storm Debby is moving across Georgia, with outer bands of rain beginning to come into Fayetteville and Southeastern North Carolina.

Debby made landfall as a hurricane through the Gulf of Mexico in Florida on Monday, and is crossing Georgia toward the Atlantic Ocean today. Current projections have the storm moving back into open water this afternoon and evening, and gaining some strength.

What happens after that will likely be the biggest concern for Fayetteville and Southeastern North Carolina. The storm is currently projected to somewhat stall in open water, with potential secondary landfall in South Carolina as late as Thursday afternoon.

The center of the storm is mostly irrelevant for us before then, though, as it is a spread-out system with a lot of water. The National Weather Service is predicting likely catastrophic flooding in some areas of Eastern South Carolina, and potentially into our area. Up to 15 inches of rain is expected in some parts of our region.

Now is the time to prepare your homes and families for potential flooding, and power outages.

Also of note, in the last few hours, some closures and delays have been announced. You can see all the closings and adjustments on our special page here.

  • Updated Forecast

    The forecast for Tropical Storm Debby remains on track and widespread heavy rainfall is still forecast to affect central...

    Posted by US National Weather Service Raleigh NC on Tuesday, August 6, 2024
  • Storm Prep

  • Storm Logistics as of Tuesday Morning

    At 800 AM EDT (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Debby was
    located inland over southeastern Georgia near latitude 31.9 North,
    longitude 81.3 West. Debby is moving toward the northeast near 6 mph
    (9 km/h).  A slow motion toward the east and then north is expected 
    through Thursday night.  On the forecast track, the center of Debby 
    is expected to move offshore the coast of Georgia later today, drift 
    offshore through early Thursday, and then move inland over South 
    Carolina on Thursday.
    
    Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher
    gusts. Some strengthening is forecast on Wednesday and Thursday
    while Debby drifts offshore.
    
    Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 205 miles (335 km)
    to the east of the center.  Sustained winds of 39 mph (63 km/h)  
    and a gust to 48 mph (78 km/h) were recently reported at Winyah Bay 
    Light near Georgetown, South Carolina.
    
    The estimated minimum central pressure is 999 mb (29.50 inches).
  • Rainfall Expectations

  • Track Shift

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