A Realtime News Report As Debby Hits New York City
As of 6 AM, Debby, formerly a powerful hurricane that has worked its way up America’s east coast, has started to hit New York City. As Beryl did several weeks ago, it is expected to cause flash flooding and perhaps trigger tornadoes.
As much as 4 inches of rain is expected east of the city, with New York getting two inches. The rain is part of a more significant problem because of the heavy rain earlier in the week. The soil has been loosened across much of the area.
Light rain has already begun. At 9 AM, the Accuweather map and forecast show heavier rain, lightning, and thunder. The storm will also drop temperatures from a heat index near 100 degrees F two days ago to below 80 degrees today.
The weather service has also issued a “wind advisory” from noon today until 11 PM tonight. Winds could gust as high as 50 MPH.
The weather event is a reminder that storms, which begin in the Atlantic and strengthen as they reach Florida, are now fed by historically high ocean temperatures as they move north. These high Atlantic temperatures are caused by climate change and will only get worse.
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