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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