The proximity of Tropical Storm Debby to the coasts of Florida is causing storm surges flooding low-lying areas in several cities.
The meteorologist Matt Devitt shared on social networks images showing how the Tropical storm is causing storm surges of between two and four feet in height (approximately between half a meter and 1.2 meters) in the city of Fort Myers.
“These are photographs of the flooded beach in Fort Myers right now,” the specialist said.
The images shared by Devitt show several cars driving through flooded streets, as well as the sea intrusion caused by the proximity of the storm.
Beach Talk Radioin Facebookalso shared some videos that show the consequences of Debby’s proximity.
He National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued advisory number nine on Sunday, warning that Tropical Storm Debby will rapidly intensify before making landfall.
“Debby is likely to strengthen rapidly before make landfall in the Big Bend region of Floridaa”, the monitoring center warned in the red social X.
Subsequently, the monitoring center He also warned that Tropical Storm Debby will strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall.
Florida is on alert in the face of the imminent arrival of Tropical Storm Debby, which could become a hurricane.