Hurricane Debby

Aug 2, 2024 to Aug 10, 2024Peak 81 mph979 mb

Hurricane Debby passed within 50 miles of 83 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Dixie County, FL, as a Category 1 on August 5, 2024.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Debby · 2024

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Debby on August 4, 2024, about 16 hours before landfall in Taylor County, FL.

Hurricane Debby on August 4, 2024, about 16 hours before landfall in Taylor County, FL.
True-colour image from VIIRS, aboard the Suomi NPP satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 19:07 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
81 mph, 70 kt
Lowest pressure
979 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
83
FL, GA, NC, SC
Counties within 100 miles
141
FL, GA, NC, SC
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Dixie County, FL, 5.7 mi, Aug 5, 2024
Landfalls recorded
2
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Hamilton CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Clarendon CountySC0.0Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Chesterfield CountySC0.0Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Chatham CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Charlton CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Anson CountyNC0.0Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Wayne CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Suwannee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Charleston CountySC0.0Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Taylor CountyFL0.0Category 1Aug 5, 2024
Liberty CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Berkeley CountySC0.0Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Lee CountySC0.0Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Long CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Bryan CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Brantley CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Williamsburg CountySC0.0Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
McIntosh CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Lafayette CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Clinch CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Echols CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Ware CountyGA0.0Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Darlington CountySC0.9Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Sumter CountySC1.8Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Glynn CountyGA2.2Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Columbia CountyFL2.3Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Camden CountyGA4.0Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Kershaw CountySC4.4Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Jasper CountySC5.1Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Union CountyNC5.4Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Dixie CountyFL5.7Category 1Aug 5, 2024
Georgetown CountySC6.0Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Lancaster CountySC6.2Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Florence CountySC6.2Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Madison CountyFL6.6Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Baker CountyFL7.2Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Beaufort CountySC7.9Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Pierce CountyGA8.4Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Nassau CountyFL13.3Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Effingham CountyGA15.9Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Lowndes CountyGA17.5Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Marlboro CountySC18.3Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Orangeburg CountySC19.2Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Appling CountyGA23.2Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Brooks CountyGA24.5Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Bulloch CountyGA25.4Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Gilchrist CountyFL26.0Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Lanier CountyGA26.1Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Richland CountySC26.9Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Tattnall CountyGA27.2Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Dorchester CountySC27.2Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Evans CountyGA27.3Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Bacon CountyGA29.7Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Calhoun CountySC29.9Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Fairfield CountySC30.1Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Dillon CountySC31.2Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Scotland CountyNC31.3Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Levy CountyFL31.8Category 1Aug 5, 2024
Marion CountySC32.1Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Chester CountySC32.6Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Union CountyFL33.0Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Atkinson CountyGA34.0Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
York CountySC34.7Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Jefferson CountyFL35.9Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Duval CountyFL36.1Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Monroe CountyFL38.1Tropical stormAug 4, 2024
Colleton CountySC38.8Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Alachua CountyFL39.2Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Hampton CountySC39.6Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Coffee CountyGA40.2Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Horry CountySC41.6Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Wakulla CountyFL42.6Category 1Aug 5, 2024
Berrien CountyGA42.6Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Screven CountyGA42.8Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Bradford CountyFL43.0Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Clay CountyFL43.6Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Toombs CountyGA44.5Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Cook CountyGA45.8Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Candler CountyGA46.5Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Robeson CountyNC46.5Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Thomas CountyGA46.7Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Leon CountyFL47.9Category 1Aug 5, 2024
Jeff Davis CountyGA49.1Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Lexington CountySC50.2Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Franklin CountyFL51.2Category 1Aug 5, 2024
Allendale CountySC54.5Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Colquitt CountyGA55.5Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Bamberg CountySC57.2Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Montgomery CountyGA58.6Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
St. Johns CountyFL59.7Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Emanuel CountyGA60.5Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Wheeler CountyGA61.8Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Jenkins CountyGA62.0Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Columbus CountyNC62.4Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Newberry CountySC62.6Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Citrus CountyFL63.2Category 1Aug 5, 2024
Union CountySC63.5Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Grady CountyGA64.0Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Cleveland CountyNC64.2Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Liberty CountyFL65.0Category 1Aug 5, 2024
Telfair CountyGA65.2Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Marion CountyFL65.4Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Irwin CountyGA65.7Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Cherokee CountySC66.4Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Aiken CountySC66.7Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Tift CountyGA68.5Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Treutlen CountyGA70.4Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Putnam CountyFL70.5Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Ben Hill CountyGA70.6Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Gadsden CountyFL71.9Category 1Aug 5, 2024
Barnwell CountySC72.6Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Burke CountyGA73.9Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Saluda CountySC74.3Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Bladen CountyNC75.0Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Worth CountyGA75.1Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Pasco CountyFL75.4Category 1Aug 5, 2024
Mitchell CountyGA75.8Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Pinellas CountyFL76.5Category 1Aug 5, 2024
Laurens CountySC76.6Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Brunswick CountyNC77.3Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Hernando CountyFL78.2Category 1Aug 5, 2024
Decatur CountyGA79.1Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Spartanburg CountySC82.9Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Gulf CountyFL82.9Category 1Aug 5, 2024
Laurens CountyGA83.9Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Johnson CountyGA84.8Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Turner CountyGA85.1Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Dodge CountyGA86.3Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Wilcox CountyGA86.4Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Sumter CountyFL87.6Category 1Aug 5, 2024
Hillsborough CountyFL88.0Category 1Aug 5, 2024
Edgefield CountySC89.1Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Jefferson CountyGA89.2Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Manatee CountyFL90.8Category 1Aug 4, 2024
Dougherty CountyGA93.3Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Flagler CountyFL93.5Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Greenwood CountySC95.0Subtropical stormAug 8, 2024
Washington CountyGA96.3Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Richmond CountyGA96.7Tropical stormAug 6, 2024
Baker CountyGA97.1Tropical stormAug 5, 2024
Sarasota CountyFL98.9Tropical stormAug 4, 2024

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.