Hurricane Debby inundates northern Florida with heavy rains and flooding
NPRHurricane Debby inundates northern Florida with heavy rains and flooding toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images/Getty Images North America Hurricane Debby’s center made landfall near Steinhatchee, Fla., Monday morning, bringing not only sustained winds of 80 mph but also a dire threat of flooding to the Gulf Coast and beyond, according to the National Hurricane Center. toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images/Getty Images North America The National Hurricane Center called it a "life-threatening situation" and urged people in the area to "take all necessary actions to protect life and property from rising water and the potential for other dangerous conditions." And as Debby moves slowly over land, it is also dropping heavy rain and causing both urban and river flooding in the southeastern U.S. Storm surge warnings and tropical storm warnings were in effect for parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Debby's path after Florida toggle caption National Weather Service Rainfall amounts could reach between 6 and 18 inches in pockets of central and northern Florida, up to North Carolina through Saturday morning.