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HUGER, S.C. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby has made a second landfall in South Carolina on its way up the East Coast, where residents as far north as Vermont could get several inches of rain this weekend. The National Hurricane Center says Debby came ashore early Thursday near Bulls Bay, South Carolina. The storm is expected to keep moving inland, spreading heavy rain and possible flooding up through the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast by the weekend. Debby first made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane early Monday on the Gulf Coast of Florida. It is now a tropical storm with…

Tropical Storm Debby is taking a breather over the western Atlantic but isn't done dousing the coastal Carolinas before it slowly marches north. Debby was expected to "continue to drift offshore through early Thursday and then move inland over South Carolina on Thursday," the National Hurricane Center said. "Some additional strengthening is forecast while the center of Debby remains offshore. Weakening is expected Thursday night and Friday after landfall," the center continued. Debby was about 70 miles south of Charleston, South Carolina early Wednesday and about 75 miles east-southeast of Savannah, Georgia. It was crawling east-southeast at a mere 5…

Tropical Storm Debby is taking a breather over the western Atlantic Ocean but it isn’t done dousing the coastal Carolinas before it slowly marches north. Debby was expected to turn north late Wednesday toward the South Carolina coastline for a second landfall, weather officials said Tuesday night. The storm carried the threat not only of additional rainfall but also of tornadoes in coastal sections of the Carolinas spreading north into southeast Virginia on Thursday. The slow-moving storm drenched coastal cities in Georgia and South Carolina late Monday into Tuesday, stirring up tornadoes and submerging streets with waist-high floodwaters. The storm…

ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — The First Alert Weather Team is on a Heat Alert Monday as heat index values will be around 100 degrees. Plan for a mostly sunny, hot, and humid day. You can expect a partly cloudy Tuesday with a chance for afternoon showers and storms. Otherwise hot and humid with heat index values around 100 degrees. On Wednesday, the influence of a weakening tropical system may bring more widespread chances of showers and storms. Will be monitoring the tropics closely in the days to come. Widespread rain likely due to the remnants of Debby is moving through…