Washington/Madrid/Florida Governor Ron DeSantis warned Sunday that Tropical Storm Debby will leave severe flooding behind when it makes landfall in northern Florida on Monday as a hurricane.
Speaking to reporters at a hurricane control center, DeSantis said Debby would become a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall, as it did, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported.
The Florida governor, who activated the Florida National Guard to deal with possible emergencies, asked the population to be prepared and to avoid using vehicles in flooded areas.
The Florida governor asked the population to be prepared
Debby is the fourth tropical storm to form in the Atlantic basin this season, which began on June 1.
Until now, Alberto, Beryl and Chris had formed, of which the second became a Category 5 hurricane, the maximum on the Saffir-Simpson intensity scale.
He said Debby will have a similar path to Idalia, a powerful Category 4 hurricane that hit northern Mexico in August last year, but warned it could have “more severe effects” due to the heavy rains expected.
“This storm will not have Hurricane Idalia-level winds, but it will leave much more water in northern Florida and we expect very significant flooding,” DeSantis said.
In Cuba, the storm left heavy rains in the west of the country, without material damage.
