Last week was, Debby , will this week be Ernesto?
Seven days after Debby’s first landfall as a hurricane in Florida, then a second landfall as a tropical storm in South Carolina, the National Hurricane Center released its last advisory on Debby on Aug. 9. The storm brought historic rainfall from Florida to the Carolinas.
A week later, experts say to keep an eye on the tropics.
The National Hurricane Center is tracking a tropical wave that has a high formation for development. If it does become a named storm, it will be Ernesto.
➤ Weather alerts via text : Sign up to get updates about current storms and weather events by location
Tropical Storm Debby made its second landfall just before 2 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, near Bulls Bay, South Carolina. Sustained winds were 50 mph.
Debby’s first landfall was as a hurricane in Steinhatchee, Florida, around 7 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5. Sustained winds were 80 mph.
Here’s the latest update from the National Hurricane Center in Miami as of 8 a.m. Aug. 11: