The slow-moving storm drenched parts of Georgia and South Carolina into Tuesday after it made landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane early Monday morning. It’s expected to turn north toward the coastline of the Carolinas for a second landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday before moving up into Virginia on Thursday.
“Tropical Storm Debby will slowly approach the South Carolina coastline today, prompting tremendous amounts of rainfall across the Carolinas,” Boston 25 Meteorologist Shiri Spear wrote in her latest weather blog. “Persistent tropical-storm-force winds and even isolated tornadoes are concerns there as well.”
At least six people have died due to the storm, five of them in traffic accidents or from fallen trees, the Associated Press reported.
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Tropical Weather Debby Trip Hamilton paddles his friends Brandin Gates, second from left, Mallie Taylor, second from right, and Ellie Combs, right, all from Charleston, S.C., in a canoe down Ashley Ave in Charleston as Tropical Storm Debby approaches, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) (Mic Smith/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby Savannah Fire Advanced Firefighters Ron Strauss, right, and Andrew Stevenson, left, carry food to residents in the Tremont Park neighborhood that where stranded in flooding from Tropical Storm Debby, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby Residents repair their roof as high winds from an outer band from Tropical Storm Debby passed over the Isle of Palms, S.C., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) (Mic Smith/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby Residents repair their roof as high winds from an outer band from Tropical Storm Debby passed over the Isle of Palms, S.C., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) (Mic Smith/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby A lawn chair floats at the intersection of Aiken Street and North Hampstead Square street as rain continues to fall from Tropical Storm Debby, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Charleston, S.C. (Gavin McIntyre/The Post And Courier via AP) (Gavin McIntyre/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby Colin Fanning the Battalion Chief-Safety and Professional Development for the Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue removes a fallen branch as he patrols the island as Tropical Storm Debby passes by Hilton Head Island, S.C., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Andrew Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP) (Andrew Whitaker/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby Savannah Fire Advanced Firefighters Ron Strauss, right, and Andrew Stevenson, left, carry food to residents in the Tremont Park neighborhood that where stranded in flooding from Tropical Storm Debby, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby Bullfrog Creek, a tributary of the Alafie River, left some creekside homes inundated with floodwaters following Tropical Storm Debby, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Alafia, Fla. (Max Chesnes/Tampa Bay Times via AP) (Max Chesnes/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby Savannah Fire Advanced Firefighters Ron Strauss, top, and Andrew Stevenson, below, carry food to residents in the Tremont Park neighborhood that where stranded in stormwater from Tropical Storm Debby, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby Savannah Fire Advanced Firefighters Andrew Stevenson, front, and Ron Strauss carry food to residents in the Tremont Park neighborhood that where stranded in flooding from Tropical Storm Debby, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby Flood waters overtake the intersection of Huger Street and King street as rain continues to fall from Tropical Storm Debby, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Charleston, S.C. (Henry Taylor/The Post And Courier via AP) (Henry Taylor/AP)
Tropical Storm Debby People walk through flood waters at the intersection at Simons Street and Rutledge Avenue as rain continues to fall from Tropical Storm Debby, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Charleston, S.C. ( Henry Taylor/The Post And Courier via AP) (Henry Taylor/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby A neighborhood a half-mile from the Alafia River is inundated with waist-high water after rainfall from Tropical Storm Debby swelled the river, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Alafia, Fla. (Max Chesnes/Tampa Bay Times via AP) (Max Chesnes/AP)
Tropical Storm Debby A car sits in flood waters near Spruill Ave in North Charleston, S.C., as Tropical Storm Debby approaches, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. ((AP Photo/Mic Smith))
Tropical Weather Debby People wade into the flood waters overcoming Gordon Street as rain continues to fall from Tropical Storm Debby, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Charleston, S.C. (Henry Taylor/The Post And Courier via AP) (Henry Taylor/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby Trip Hamilton, from Charleston, S.C., canoes down Ashley Ave in Charleston as Tropical Storm Debby approaches, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) (Mic Smith/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby Debris covers the ground in Moncks Corner, S.C., from a possible tornado as Tropical Storm Debby settles over this region of South Carolina, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024 (Megan Fernandes/The Post And Courier via AP) (Megan Fernandes/AP)
Tropical Storm Debby Pedestrians make their way down Montagu St. in Charleston, S.C., as Tropical Storm Debby approaches, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) (Mic Smith/AP)
Tropical Storm Debby A car sits in flood waters near Spruill Ave in North Charleston, S.C., as Tropical Storm Debby approaches, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) (Mic Smith/AP)
Tropical Storm Debby A person walks on a windy and rainy beach as Tropical Storm Debby approaches the area, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Isle of Palms, S.C. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) (Mic Smith/AP)
Tropical Storm Debby A person walks on a windy and rainy beach as Tropical Storm Debby approaches the area, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, on Isle of Palms, S.C. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) (Mic Smith/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby Amy Tittle holds on to her hat while trying to photograph her son surfing in the high waves created by Tropical Storm Debby near the Tybee pier, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Tybee Island, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton/AP)
Tropical Storm Debby Jergen Wagner, from Charleston, S.C., braves the wind and rain on the Isle of Palms beach as Tropical Storm Debby approaches,Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Isle of Palms, S.C. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) (Mic Smith/AP)
Tropical Storm Debby City of Isle of Palms councilman John Bogosian calls local officials informing them flooding water on Palm Blvd as Tropical Storm Debby approaches, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Isle of Palms, S.C. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) (Mic Smith/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby Florida A flooded is closed after Tropical Storm Debby swept through the area, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Bradenton, Fla. (Tiffany Tompkins/The Bradenton Herald via AP) (Tiffany Tompkins/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby An SUV plows through a flooded street after heavy rain from Tropical Storm Debby, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby People attach a towline to a stranded vehicle on a flooded street after heavy rain from Tropical Storm Debby, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby A pedestrian walks past a sign on a flooded street after heavy rain from Tropical Storm Debby, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby The driver of a stranded vehicle pushes his van out of a flooded street after heavy rain from Tropical Storm Debby, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby Florida Storm surge pushes water past wind swept palm trees along the Gulf of Mexico, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Horseshoe Beach, Fla. Hurricane Debby made landfall early this morning.(AP Photo/Christopher O'Meara) (Chris O'Meara/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby Georgia Tybee Island Department of Public Works employee Bruce Saunders uses a backhoe to pile sand as a barriers against storm surge from Tropical Storm Debby at a beach access point, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Tybee Island, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby Georgia Beach goers walk near the Tybee pier as wind and rain from Tropical Storm Debby start to come ashore, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Tybee Island, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton/AP)
Tropical Weather Debby Florida Roger Huffman's home in Bradenton's Villa Del Sol mobile home park is without power and surrounded by floodwater, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, after Tropical Weather Debby swept through the area. (Tiffany Tompkins/The Bradenton Herald via AP) (Tiffany Tompkins/AP)
Rain will begin to fall in parts of New England on Friday when the remnants of Debby begin to move in. In Massachusetts, heavy rainfall and high surf will be the primary concerns between Friday and Saturday.
While damaging wind gusts aren’t a concern, it will be breezy Friday night into Saturday morning.
“There will not be any tropical-storm-force winds here locally,” Spear said in her latest forecast. “You’re not going to see any tropical storm watches issued.”
There’s no guarantee Bay Staters see rain Friday morning, but the potential is there with Debby’s tropical moisture flowing into the region.
“There may be some showers or localized downpours out there but I don’t think it’s going to be raining all day Friday,” Spear said.
When Debby’s remnants pass closest during the pre-dawn hours of Saturday morning, they will bring strong wind gusts and a lot of rain.
“This may even happen before you wake up in the morning because it’s going to be pretty early,” Spear explained. “That leaves the rest of the day to bring in clearing skies. So, Saturday gets better and better as the day goes on.”