Rainy conditions are expected to continue through the week on the Treasure Coast due to the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby.
The storm moved across the northern part of the state and southeast Georgia and brought thunderstorms and gusty winds to parts of the Treasure Coast over the weekend.
National Weather Service forecasters said up to 2 inches of rain and 51 mph wind gusts were the extent of the impacts on the Treasure Coast as Tropical Storm Debby traveled north about 130 miles offshore into the Gulf of Mexico. on Sunday.
The storm hit the coast like a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 80 mph around 7 a.m. Monday in Florida’s Big Bend region near Steinhatchee in Taylor and Dixie counties and caused flooding and widespread power outages.
Debby weakened after landfall and about four hours after landfall it moved into the northern part of the state. The National Hurricane Center said the system’s biggest threat now is flooding caused by “extreme precipitation” in the southeastern United States.
“We will still be close to this system even though it is (centered) over southeast Georgia,” said meteorologist Brendan Schaper of the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Melbourne.
Rain chances will remain higher throughout the week because of Debby’s remnants to the north, he said.
“We will still be in a soggy pattern as we move into Tuesday and even part of Wednesday,” Schaper said.
A chance of about 60% to 80% of rain on Tuesday would drop to 50% to 60% on Wednesday and by Thursday he said that in a more typical rainy season, daytime thunderstorm pattern would resume mainly in the interior areas.
Temperatures were predicted to be “a little warmer each day” in the 90s.
When then-Tropical Storm Debby passed over the Gulf on Sunday, outer storm bands brought ½ inch to 2 inches of rain in bands spanning inland areas of Martin County, Port St. Beach,” Schaper said.
So far, he said there have been no reports of damage or tornadoes in Treasure Coast counties.
Wind gust speeds Sunday reached 51 mph near Jaycee Beach Park in Vero Beach just before 7 p.m., while speeds of 49 mph were recorded in Fort Pierce and 45 mph at House of Refuge in the Stuart area, Schaper said.
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Corey Arwood is a breaking news reporter for TCPalm and Treasure Coast newspapers. follow @coreyarwood on X, email corey.arwood@tcpalm.com or call 772-978-2246.
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