🌀 Debby · Category 1 · 80 mph
Hurricane Debby was a slow-moving, erratic, and destructive tropical cyclone that caused widespread and severe flooding across the Eastern United States and portions of Eastern Canada, becoming the costliest natural disaster in the history of the Canadian province of Quebec. The fourth named storm and second hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, Debby developed from a tropical wave that was first noted by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on July 26. After crossing the Greater Antilles, the system began to organize over Cuba and was designated a potential tropical cyclone on August 2. After exiting off the southern coast of Cuba, the disturbance organized into a tropical depression early on August 3. Category 1 hurricane: peak winds of 80 mph (70 knots), lowest pressure 979 mb. August 2 – August 10, 2024. Landfalls: August 5 at 80 mph, 29.7°N 83.5°W; August 8 at 45 mph, 33.0°N 79.6°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 3.4. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL042024 (public domain).