Tourists are seen on the National Mall during heavy rain from tropical storm Debby in Washington, D.C., Aug. 8, 2024.
Aaron Schwartz/AFP via Getty Images By Bill Hutchinson , Kevin Shalvey , Emily Shapiro , and Meredith Deliso Last Updated: August 9, 2024, 5:10 PM EDTDebby, which weakened from a tropical storm to a tropical depression Thursday afternoon, is slamming the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast with heavy rain on Friday.
Debby made landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday and crawled up the East Coast all week.
Debby, now a post-tropical cyclone, is slamming the Northeast with heavy rain.
A life-threatening flash flood emergency was issued in northern Pennsylvania and southern New York due to fast-moving floodwaters.
A flood watch remains in effect for parts of nine states from South Carolina to New Hampshire due to the intense rain.
Showers with some downpours will continue across the Northeast through the evening. Tornadoes are also possible.
Debby will be gone by Saturday morning.
Aug 09, 2024, 5:10 PM EDTHelicopters and boats were deployed in Tioga County in northern Pennsylvania on Friday to help rescue people trapped in floodwaters, according to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
Aug 09, 2024, 3:32 PM EDTFour states recorded more than 1 foot of rain this week from Tropical Storm Debby.
Parrish, Florida, and Summerville, South Carolina, saw more than 18 inches of rain.
Kings Grant, North Carolina, recorded over 15 inches, while Oliver, Georgia, saw more than 14 inches.