WTNT64 KNHC 051056
TCUAT4
 
Hurricane Debby Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL042024
700 AM EDT Mon Aug 05 2024
 
...DEBBY MAKES LANDFALL NEAR STEINHATCHEE FLORIDA...
...EXPECTED TO BRING LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE IN PORTIONS OF
FLORIDA AND MAJOR FLOODING IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES...

Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft observations and 
Doppler radar images from Tallahassee indicate that the center of 
Hurricane Debby has made landfall around 700 AM EDT (1100 UTC) near 
Steinhatchee, Florida in the Florida Big Bend.

Data from the Hurricane Hunters indicate that the minimum pressure 
at landfall was around 979 mb (28.91 in) and the maximum winds were 
estimated to be around 80 mph (130 km/h).

SUMMARY OF 700 AM EDT...1100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.7N 83.5W
ABOUT 5 MI...10 KM W of STEINHATCHEE FLORIDA
ABOUT 70 MI...115 KM SE OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...979 MB...28.91 INCHES
 
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Forecaster D. Zelinsky/Pasch