Debby now a hurricane, threatens Florida, other parts of US southeast

Storm Debby grew rapidly into a Category One hurricane is expected to slam into Florida's Big Bend region around mid-day Monday. The National Hurricane Center warned there is a danger of life-threatening storm surges along Florida's Gulf Coast with six to 10 feet of inundation above ground level in some areas.

The storm will probably cause catastrophic flooding with "potentially historic heavy rainfall" when it moves northeast across Georgia and South Carolina over the next few days according to the NHC.