Why South Carolina is lucky Debby got packed with dry air: Less rain, but still plenty of it

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Published 2024-08-07
We've been very lucky. Tropical Storm Debby ingested tons of dry air over the past 24 hours, which helped to cut down on extreme rain totals so far. That said, there WILL be rounds of extremely heavy rain.

As of 11 a.m., Debby has strengthened as its eastern side moves over the Gulf Stream offshore where very warm waters exist.

As of 5 p.m., the convection is starting to build around the storm's center.

The timing has sped up a tad, with landfall now expected anywhere between Wednesday night and early Thursday somewhere along the South Carolina coastline from near Charleston to south of Myrtle Beach.
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All Comments (19)
  • My church prayed for my son, who lives in Charleston. Prayers answered!
  • @jeanwatkins2514
    It wasn’t luck it was prayer . Thank y’all for posting .
  • @themrjim1953
    well its been in the myrtle beach area since sunday night we got water every where NC can have it, its moving really slow
  • I'm sure duke will have outages they always do. I live in Fair bluff NC across from the lumber River, but I'm on the high end of town.🙏🏻
  • @Julie-pb9iz
    We had flas flooding 2 wks ago in Ill. N.of St Louis --7" of rain in a few hrs. Treacherous, lost 2 elders in their 80's about 4 miles from us. So scary. Do NOT go out in it--your life will be at risk. Not to mention you will be needed at home to fight the water coming in. Please be careful.
  • @andyc27
    Danny mcbride is a rain maker
  • @rebellaney5249
    Seems we will be the lucky ones. Cheraw, Columbia, Charlotte are in for a rude awakening. U ok?
  • @doolittlegeorge
    "training" absolutely/not good/worth talking about as this might be one of still more en route