The remnants of Debby moved through New England on Saturday after the storm left a deadly trail of flooding, trapped residents and emergency declarations along the East Coast.
In its latest bulletin for the storm, the National Weather Service predicted that Debby would dump 1 to 2 inches of rain in parts of New England early Saturday, which could cause flash flooding. Rainfall could also hit southern Quebec across the Canadian border, the bulletin released Friday evening said. On the northeast coast, large waves could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.
Debbie has now been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.
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At least nine people have died as a result of Debby. The latest report comes from West Virginia, where a woman died when a tree was uprooted and fell on a house, reports Chambersburg Public Opinion, part of the USA TODAY Network.
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On Saturday morning, the NWS office in Caribou, Maine, said a cold front enhanced by Debby could bring some thunderstorms with gusty winds and heavy rain before moving through the state’s Downeast region. Skies will clear by evening, forecasters said.
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The day before, the storm had triggered emergency orders in New York and Pennsylvania. In Washington, DC, subway delays were caused due to flooding, while some flights in the capital and New York City were temporarily suspended. The New York City Emergency Management Agency issued a travel warning in the evening due to possible flooding.
On Monday, Debby made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 1 hurricane. It continued to move through the southeast throughout the week. But even on Friday, rescue operations were underway in parts of South Carolina and Georgia – where the storm had passed earlier in the week – and roads were closed due to rivers and streams overflowing their banks.
Contributors: Christopher Cann and Doyle Rice of USA TODAY
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