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
