Storms

What is expected to strengthen into Hurricane Ernesto is moving toward Puerto Rico, but forecasters say it will turn north and away from the U.S.

The weather system previously known as Hurricane Debby was not quite done with parts of the U.S. Sunday as flood warnings remained in effect in North Carolina and thousands were without power in New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Hurricane weary residents work to clean up and rebuild as Debby leaves a trial of floods and storm damage from Florida, and up the Atlantic seaboard.

As Floridians, especially across North Florida, clean up after Hurricane Debby dragged through the area, heat returns and there are still chances for a hyperactive hurricane season. CSU released an update to their forecast and it calls for up to 23 named storms.

Debby is almost completely gone from Florida. There are still a few areas that will deal with rainbands, now we go onto transitional weather conditions.

Debby intensified into a category 1 hurricane Sunday night. Meanwhile, the threat of tornadoes lingers in Central Florida counties.

Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say Tropical Storm Debby has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph as it moves toward Florida. They predict it will become a hurricane before coming ashore. Debby is likely to bring drenching rain and coastal flooding to much of Florida’s Gulf Coast by Sunday night.

The National Hurricane Center doesn't rule out that the system reaches Florida as a hurricane on Monday. The west shift to the track brings more severe weather to the Peninsula.

The National Hurricane Center calls for a Tropical Storm to make landfall late Sunday along the west central coast of Florida. This will be a big rain event for Florida throughout the weekend.

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