The eyewall of Hurricane Debby is currently moving onshore and is expected to make landfall in the Florida Big Bend area within the next couple of hours, as reported by the National Hurricane Center's latest update at 5 a.m. ET.
Debby is currently packing winds of 80 mph and is moving north-northeast at a speed of 10 mph, which is slightly slower than the previous hour's update.
The Florida Big Bend coastline is currently experiencing the brunt of Debby's conditions as the eye of the storm passes through the region.
Reports of sustained tropical-storm-force winds have been widespread, with the strongest recorded so far in Horseshoe Beach, where a weather station documented sustained winds of 65 mph and gusts reaching up to 95 mph.
One of the major concerns associated with Hurricane Debby is the potential for catastrophic flooding. Forecasters predict that Debby's forward speed will decrease even further after landfall, leading to a prolonged period of heavy rainfall over the Southeastern US. This slow movement is expected to result in catastrophic flooding in certain areas, with the storm potentially dropping months' worth of rain over the next several days.
