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Tropical Storm Debby is crawling through Georgia and the Carolinas, where it's dumped dangerous amounts of rain and spawned tornadoes. At least five people are dead after the storm made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Florida’s Gulf Coast on Monday.Though Debby is now a tropical storm, the worst may be yet to come as Georgia and South Carolina prepare for as much as 25 inches of rain before the storm moves to the northeast later this week.
The storm has maximum winds of 40 mph and is moving at just 3 mph — a walking pace that will keep rain-bearing clouds in place over areas for a long time.RELATED STORY | What is the difference between a tropical storm and hurricane?In Charleston, South Carolina, where eight inches of rain have fallen in the city and as much as six more are forecast, Mayor William Cogswell Jr. extended the city's curfew.'The curfew is working,' he said.
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Warm Gulf waters could help slow-moving Tropical Storm Debby strengthen into Category 1 hurricaneHurricane conditions are expected to arrive by late Sunday night or Monday morning, with the outer bands of the storm system making their way on shore during the day Sunday.
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Warm Gulf waters could help slow-moving Tropical Storm Debby strengthen into Category 1 hurricaneHurricane conditions are expected to arrive by late Sunday night or Monday morning, with the outer bands of the storm system making their way on shore during the day Sunday.
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Warm Gulf waters could help slow-moving Tropical Storm Debby strengthen into Category 1 hurricaneHurricane conditions are expected to arrive by late Sunday night or Monday morning, with the outer bands of the storm system making their way on shore during the day Sunday.
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Warm Gulf waters could help slow-moving Tropical Storm Debby strengthen into Category 1 hurricaneHurricane conditions are expected to arrive by late Sunday night or Monday morning, with the outer bands of the storm system making their way on shore during the day Sunday.
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