Debby has strengthened into a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph that extend over 100 miles from its center as the storm makes landfall with the Florida coast.
The National Hurricane Center reported that Hurricane Debby is currently moving north at 12 mph and is scheduled to reach the Florida Big Bend coast early Monday morning.
Currently, the center of the hurricane is situated off the west coast of Florida, about 100 miles west, northwest of Tampa in the Gulf of Mexico.
Hurricane-force winds are currently extending outward up to 45 miles from the center of Debby, while tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles from the center.
A hurricane warning has been issued for the Florida Gulf coast from Suwannee River to Yankeetown, according to the NHC.
The hurricane is expected to move slowly across northern Florida and southern Georgia through Monday and Tuesday. It is projected to be near the Georgia coast by Tuesday night.
According to the NHC, the hurricane is expected to produce between 6 and 12 inches of rain, with maximum amounts of 18 inches, across portions of central and northern Florida.
The National Hurricane Center will issue its next complete advisory at 5 a.m. on Monday, August 5.