The National Hurricane Center reported winds of up to 80 mph and storm surges of up to 10 feet. U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday approved an emergency declaration for Florida to speed up federal aid to affected areas.
He Hurricane Debby made landfall like a storm Category 1 in the region of Florida, USAthis Monday morning and began to advance slowly towards the Atlantic coast, with a projection of a week full of torrential rains and catastrophic flooding in the southeast of the country. caused a death and Thousands of Argentines stranded at airports in Miami and New York.
The hurricane made landfall around 7 in the morning near Steinhatchee, Florida, about 115 miles southeast of Tallahassee, with winds of up to 130 kilometers per houras reported by the National Hurricane Centerwho also predicted life-threatening conditions including storm surges of up to three meters.
In addition to the floods and the problems it is causing, the hurricane generated consequences in Miami airports and NYwhere some 1,000 passengers of Argentine nationality are affected by the indefinite postponement of their flights. There are strong complaints against the company American Airlines who have already assured that the problem is due to the climate of the area.
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Where is Hurricane Debby headed?
Michael Brennanthe director of the U.S. Hurricane Center (NHC) indicated that in the next few hours there will be extreme rains that could cause “catastrophic floods in coastal areas of Georgia (tonight), South Carolina (Tuesday), and even North Carolina.” The storm could cause a rising water level about two meters in some coastal areas.
The speed of the storm’s movement will slow dramatically as it moves away from the coast, causing “an episode of extreme rainfall of long duration” in the areas crossed, he added. Approximately 250,000 customers were left without power in Florida, according to Poweroutage.us.
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He American President, Joe Bidenapproved on Sunday a emergency declaration for floridawhich will speed up federal aid to affected areas. The governors of Georgia and South Carolina did the same for their states.
In July the Hurricane Berylpredecessor to Debby, hit the southern United States and left several dead. According to the forecasts of the United States Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office (NOAA), this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June to November, is shaping up to be particularly hectic due to the high ocean temperature which increases the intensity of these storms.
Source: Ambito
