Tropical Storm Debby in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico

Tropical Strorm Debby at 8:00 a.m. today is located 90 miles south-southwest of Apalachicola, FL, winds are 50 mph and the storm is presently stationary over the eastern Gulf. The storm is forecast to cross western FL later today. As much as 10 to 15 inches of rain is forecast with isolated amounts up to 25 inches that will produce widespread flooding.  There is no clearly defined eye with this storm.  Yesterday the NHC official track was taking the storm westward to Texas.  Then later in the day, the track was changed completely to the current northerly track.  This is the fourth named storm of the season, the most named storms this early in the season on record.

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. George is also a meteorologist with ABC News and Cablevision News 12. Our website is WrightWeather.com.