Hurricane Debby Slams Florida Region That’s Still Recovering from Last Year’s Hit

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August 6, 2024, 7:15 PM

• •Hurricane Debby made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region on Monday morning, triggering floods, power outages and a sense of déjà vu.
• •Debby is a major blow for an area still recovering from Hurricane Idalia and other weather damage in the past year.
• •At least four storm-related deaths were reported across Florida as of Monday afternoon.

Hurricane Debby made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region on Monday, triggering floods, power outages and a sense of déjà vu. Nearly a year ago, Hurricane Idalia made landfall in the same area as a Category 4 storm, the strongest to strike the sparsely populated region of northeast Florida in more than a century. Debby is a major blow for an area still recovering from Idalia and other weather damage in the past year.

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