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Debby Now A Hurricane, Threatens Florida, Other Parts Of US Southeast

A rain-soaked man in Cedar Key, Florida observes waves kicked up by the winds of Tropical Storm Debby, which is strengthening as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico on August 04, 2024 (Credit: AFP)

Debby strengthened into a hurricane late Sunday as it bore down on Florida's Gulf Coast with potential for history-making levels of rain and major flooding, prompting evacuation orders.

Debby grew rapidly into a Category One hurricane, the lowest on a five-stage scale, thanks to unusually warm Gulf of Mexico and is expected to slam into Florida's Big Bend region around mid-day Monday.

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