PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Tropical Storm Debby was advancing across the southeastern Gulf of Mexico Sunday, and the rain bands were set to affect South Florida.
The risk for scattered thunderstorms on Sunday in South Florida increases to 40% at 4 p.m. and decrease to 30% at 7 p.m.
There were downed trees and power outages after thunderstorms Saturday night in Broward County.
The thunderstorms caused minor flooding in Miami-Dade County.
As of Sunday afternoon, a flood watch was in effect in Monroe, Miami-Dade, and Broward counties.
In Miami-Dade and Broward, the primary hazard of concern was 1 to 3 inches of rainfall. A coastal flood advisory was in effect in Monroe.
There was also a wind advisory in effect in the lower Florida Keys, where there could be over 5 inches of rainfall, sustained tropical storm force winds, and coastal flooding, especially during high tide.
There is also a risk of tornadoes in Glades, Hendry, and Collier counties.
Debby was forecast to move northward through the eastern Gulf and towards Florida’s Big Bend region late Sunday night and early Monday.
The tropical storm was set to strengthen into a hurricane, so Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel sent crews trained in urban search and rescue to central and northwestern Florida ready to operate in areas with considerable damage, power loss, and communications failures.
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